Casting for the Peaky Blinders Movie continues to generate buzz in Hollywood as several A-listers join the Netflix project, which will reportedly be titled The Immortal Man. Cillian Murphy will reprise his iconic role as Tommy Shelby in the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, with Deadline reporting that Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) is the latest high-profile addition to the cast. Details about the roles of Roth and other stars such as Rebecca Ferguson (Dune), Jay Lycurgo (DC’s Titans), and Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin, Saltburn) remain under wraps.
It is also now rumored that Inception and Venom star Tom Hardy will also return for the Peaky Blinders movie, with What’s on Netflix reporting that the acclaimed actor will reprise the role of Alfie Solomons. Recent additions, including Oscar nominee Tim Roth and Venom star Tom Hardy, add to the growing list of actors set to bring the hotly anticipated feature to life. Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, and Jay Lycurgo round out the stellar cast, with more names expected to be announced soon, according to series creator Steven Knight.
Tom Harper will direct the movie based on a script by Knight, who has now revealed that the story is set during World War II. Netflix greenlit the project in June, though plot details remain under wraps. The series was inspired by a real-life gang that reportedly terrorized the city of Birmingham, England, from the 1880s to the 1920s. The movie has been described as “an epic continuation of the multi-award-winning, six-season gangster saga”. Per Variety, Knight said:
“When I first directed ‘Peaky Blinders’ over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive. ‘Peaky’ has always been a story about family – and so it’s incredibly exciting to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to bring the movie to audiences across the world on Netflix,”
When Will the Peaky Blinders Movie Debut on Netflix?
Harper will executive produce the Peaky Blinders movie alongside Murphy, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren, and David Mason, in collaboration with BBC Film. Production is slated to begin soon, but no release date has been confirmed. What’s On Netflix also reports that filming is expected to start around September 27 at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham city center, with Netflix sharing a photo of the script on X (formerly Twitter) back in June, along with a quote from Murphy:
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me… It is very gratifying to be re-collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of
Peaky Blinders
. This is one for the fans.”
Murphy stars as the formidable leader of the titular gang and, at the end of the sixth season, he faces a critical choice: seek revenge against his enemies or embrace a life where he is presumed dead. Season 6 ended on April 3, 2022, and instead of moving forward with a seventh season, Knight opted to wrap up the story with a feature film instead.
The upcoming film is one of several Peaky Blinders projects the streamer is currently developing, with one set in 20th-century Boston while the other will be a prequel series centered on Polly, the Shelby family matriarch, who was played throughout the series by Helen McCrory, who sadly passed away in 2021.
Peaky Blinders
is available to stream on Netflix.