Peaky Blinders movie first look sees boss tease fierce war for Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby as filming
NETFLIX has announced that production has officially started on the Peaky Blinders movie.
Oscar winner Cillian Murphy is set to return to the smash-hit franchise as he reprises his popular role of Tommy Shelby.
The global streamer has announced that the cast have started work on the highly anticipated Peaky Blinders film.
Bosses have revealed that the feature length production will be an 'epic continuation' of the period gangster series.
Set once again in the 1900s, the film will follow the Shelby family as they navigate life in the lawless streets of Birmingham.
Series creator Steven Knight has written the screenplay and will produce the project alongside Patrick Holland, Guy Heeley and Cillian himself.
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Dune star Rebecca Ferguson and Academy Award nominee Tim Roth have joined the cast.
This was after it was announced last week that BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan signed on to the project.
Further casting is yet to be announced with details to be revealed in due course.
Speaking about the upcoming film, Steven teased that the Shelby dynasty are set for a brand new fight in the franchise.
He explained: "I’m thrilled to see the cameras rolling on this new chapter of the Peaky Blinders story, set during World War II.
"The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders."
While director Tom Harper added: "There’s a great feeling of anticipation and excitement amongst our outstanding cast and crew.
"We’re grateful to the fans for getting us to this point and believe this next chapter is going to deliver something extraordinary."
Pictures of the set have emerged which show crew bustling away as they shoot the first scenes.
Security was tight at the secret location in Liverpool in what looks like an abandoned industrial building.
Peaky Blinders cast
Who was in the cast of the BAFTA and NTA winning series?
- Cillian Murphy - Thomas "Tommy" Shelby
- Sam Neill - Chief Inspector/Major Chester Campbell (series 1 and 2)
- Helen McCrory - Elizabeth Pollyanna "Polly" Gray (series 1–5)
- Paul Anderson - Arthur Shelby Jr
- Annabelle Wallis - Grace Shelby (series 1–3 and 5)
- Iddo Goldberg - Freddie Thorne (series 1)
- Sophie Rundle - Ada Thorne, née Shelby
- Joe Cole - John "Johnny" Shelby (series 1–4)
- Ned Dennehy - Charlie Strong
- Benjamin Zephaniah - Jeremiah 'Jimmy' Jesus
- David Dawson - Roberts (series 1)
- Charlie Creed-Miles - Billy Kimber (series 1)
- Tommy Flanagan - Arthur Shelby Sr. (series 1)
- Noah Taylor - Darby Sabini (series 2)
- Tom Hardy - Alfred "Alfie" Solomons (series 2–6)
- Charlotte Riley - May Fitz Carleton (series 2 and 4)
- Finn Cole - Michael Gray (series 2–6)
- Natasha O'Keeffe - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shelby, née Stark (series 2–6)
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards - Esme Shelby-Lee
- Gaite Jansen - Princess Tatiana Petrovna (series 3)
- Alexander Siddig - Ruben Oliver (series 3)
- Packy Lee - Johnny Dogs
- Jan Bijvoet - Arch Duke Leon Romanov (series 3)
- Dina Korzun - Grand Duchess Izabella Petrovna (series 3)
- Paddy Considine - Father John Hughes (series 3)
- Kate Phillips - Linda Shelby (series 3–6)
- Charlie Murphy - Jessie Eden (series 4 and 5)
- Adrien Brody - Luca Changretta (series 4)
- Ian Peck - Curly
- Jack Rowan - Bonnie Gold (series 4 and 5)
- Aidan Gillen - Aberama Gold (series 4 and 5)
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray (series 5 and 6)
- Kingsley Ben-Adir - Colonel Ben Younger (series 4 and five)
- Sam Claflin - Sir Oswald Mosley (series 5–6)
- Brian Gleeson - Jimmy McCavern (series 5)
- Kate Dickie - Mother Superior (series 5)
- Andrew Koji - Brilliant Chang (series 5)
- Cosmo Jarvis - Barney Thomason (series 5)
- Charlene McKenna - Laura McKee/ Captain Swing (series 5 and 6)
- Pauline Turner - Frances (series 4–6)
- Amber Anderson - Lady Diana Mitford (series 6)
- James Frecheville - Jack Nelson (series 6)
- Stephen Graham - Hayden Stagg (series 6)
- Conrad Khan - Erasmus "Duke" Shelby (series 6)
- Emmett J. Scanlan - Billy Grade (series 5 and 6)
Multiple actors as one role
- The role of Winston Churchill was played by Andy Nyman (series 1), Richard McCabe (recurring series 2), and Neil Maskell (series 5–6).
- Finn Shelby was played by Alfie Evans-Meese (series 1) and Harry Kirton (series 2–6)
- Isiah Jesus was played by Jordan Bolger (series 2–4) and Daryl McCormack (series 6)
The rest of plot and further details such as casting and a specific release date remain tightly under wraps.
Six series of the hit show originally aired across BBC One and BBC Two from 2013 until 2022.
The Peaky Blinders movie will be available to stream on Netflix.