Cillian Murphy is “definitely” returning for the Peaky Blinders movie – and it starts shooting in a matter of months

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight says Cillian Murphy will “definitely” be in the movie

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Cillian Murphy is returning to Birmingham: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has confirmed that the actor is officially returning for the movie, which is due to start filming in a matter of months.

“He definitely is returning for it,” Knight toldBirmingham Worldwhen asked about Murphy’s involvement. “We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.” The movie doesn’t have a release date yet, but we can expect to see Tommy Shelby back on our screens sometime in 2025, if the start of filming date is anything to go by.

Murphy’s involvement in a big-screen follow-up to the hit BBC serieshas been up in the air for a while. “If there’s more story there, I’d love to do it,” the actor toldRolling Stone UKlast year. “But it has to be right. Steve Knight wrote 36 hours of television, and we left on such a high. I’m really proud of that last series. So, it would have to feel legitimate and justified to do more.” Well, it looks like we can expect a “legitimate and justified” movie when cameras start rolling this fall.

During his interview with Birmingham World, Knight also heaped praise onMurphy’s recent Oscar winfor his performance as the titular physicist inOppenheimer. “It was so deserved. I mean he’s brilliant, and he’s such a great human being and he leads the line when we’re shooting and he’s so level-headed and straightforward,” he said. “He deserves everything he gets.”

While we wait for the Peaky Blinders movie to arrive on our screens, check out our guide to the other biggestupcoming movieson the way in 2024 and beyond.

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