It’s another win for Cillian Murphy fans!
In a time when Cillian Murphy is all anyone can talk about, get ready to keep those conversations going, as Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has delivered some exciting news about the upcoming movie.
A return to the Birmingham gangster drama has been touted since season 6 ended, and while details around the film and who will make up the cast have been a closely guarded secret, Knight has confirmed that Oppenheimer star Murphy will return for the project.
During the premiere for his new BBC series This Town, Knight told BirminghamWorld: “[Cillian] definitely is returning for it. We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.”
This will come as a delight to fans, especially given the Oscar-winning actor has remained tight-lipped as to what capacity he would feature in any big-screen adaptation.
“It’s always about the story. It’s always about the script,” Murphy told CBS News last month. “If [Steven] feels like there’s more story for Tommy, then I’ll be there.”
As for what the film will entail, no one really knows apart from Knight. The creator told RadioTimes.com back in 2022 that the movie would take place during the Second World War.
He said: “I know what’s going to happen in those stories and it’s about a sort of untold story that happened in the Second World War, which Peakys are going to be involved in.”
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In another interview with RadioTimes.com, the creator teased that viewers should “expect the unexpected” in the film, but what that means isn’t clear just yet.
With filming set to take place in September, details should hopefully soon come to light!
There is certainly buzz around Murphy give his recent Oscar nomination and subsequent win, which saw him take home the award for Best Actor for his role in Oppenheimer as the titular scientist.
“We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb and for better or worse we’re now living in Oppenheimer’s world,” Murphy said as he accepted his award.
“So I’d like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere.”
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