Cillian Murphy is returning as Tommy Shelby in a highly-anticipated "Peaky Blinders" film, Netflix confirmed on Tuesday, June 4. "It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn't finished with me," Murphy said in a statement accompanying the Netflix announcement on social media on Tuesday. "It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.
"This is one for the fans.” The "Peaky Blinders" film is written by Steven Knight and will be directed by Tom Harper. Cork native Murphy won four IFTAs for his turn as Tommy Shelby in the critically acclaimed series that ran for six seasons and concluded in 2022.
Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me.
..It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.
This is one for...
pic.twitter.com/eBSYnKqGpA Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! The Netflix confirmation comes a few months after Knight said Murphy was "definitely" returning for a "Peaky Blinders" movie, but didn't elaborate on what the Irish actor's involvement would be.
“We're shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth," Knight added. Knight, who was speaking during the premiere of his new BBC series “The Town," went on to praise Murphy for his recent Oscar win: "It was so deserved. "He deserves everythin.