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Cillian Murphy has cast doubt on his involvement in a Peaky Blinders<\/a> movie, implying that he\u2019s yet to sign on to any follow-up to the original series.<\/p>\n The sixth and final season gets underway on BBC One later this month after a lengthy delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pitting Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby (Murphy) against fascist politician Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin).<\/p>\n The upcoming episodes are also notable for adding acclaimed actor Stephen Graham to the cast in an undisclosed role, as well as seeing the return of A-list talent Tom Hardy (Venom<\/a>) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/a>).<\/p>\n In an interview with Esquire<\/a> ahead of the launch, Murphy was pressed on talk of a Peaky Blinders movie, which was first confirmed by creator Steven Knight just over a year ago.<\/p>\n \u201cMmm, talk,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cI\u2019m open to ideas. I think [Steven] wants to, but I haven\u2019t read anything.\u201d<\/p>\n More recently, Knight has suggested a Peaky Blinders movie could start filming as early as next year<\/a>, and confirmed he plans to take the story into the Second World War<\/a> \u2013 further than originally intended.<\/p>\n \u201cI just think the energy that is out there in the world for this, I want to keep it going, and I want to see how this can progress beyond that\u2026 I think of this sixth series as the end of the beginning,\u201d the screenwriter told Empire<\/a> magazine.<\/p> Despite Knight\u2019s prior assurances that he has no intention of killing off Tommy Shelby and that the film would see Murphy return, that now seems less certain in light of the actor\u2019s latest comments.<\/p>\n In the same Esquire interview, he joked that he was finally \u201cfree\u201d of his contractual obligations to Peaky Blinders and would \u201cgladly never\u201d again sport Shelby\u2019s distinctive hairstyle.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d he added, while discussing the prospect of reprising the iconic role.<\/p>\n Of course, Murphy could simply be keeping his cards close to his chest, given the level of secrecy that currently surrounds the supposed feature film follow-up to Peaky Blinders.<\/p>\n Peaky Blinders is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Thursday, 03 February 2022 at 12:00 am Cillian Murphy has cast doubt on his involvement in a Peaky Blinders movie, implying that he\u2019s yet to sign on to any follow-up to the original series. 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