Cillian Murphy Will Return for 'Peaky Blinders' Movie, With Filming Set to Begin in September
The sixth and final season of the gangland period drama Peaky Blinders aired back in June of 2022, but it was generally accepted knowledge that the story of the Shelby family would continue in a different medium well before the final credits of the television series rolled. (So well known was this information, that it's possible to argue that public awareness that the story of Tommy and his siblings wasn't over yet cast something of a pall over that final run of episodes, as it's evident that certain narrative choices were made in service of a film that didn't exist yet.)
Well, after several years and what feels like a metric ton of rumors, the Peaky Blinders movie is finally happening, complete with its biggest and most successful star. According to series creator Steven Knight, production on the as-yet-untitled film is slated to begin in September, complete with leading man Cillian Murphy, who plays family leader, antihero, and general moral disaster Tommy Shelby.
Murphy's involvement will likely surprise no one --- after all, Peaky Blinders doesn't really work without Tommy, as he's the character whose frequent struggles against his better angels and worse demons have always formed the heart of the show.
