‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Dune’ star Rebecca Ferguson has been added to the cast of Steven Knights ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie.
Details of Ferguson’s character are under wraps. Plot details and further casting are being kept under lock and key on the orders of the Shelby family.
Murphy is set to return to his role as Tommy Shelby in the upcoming big-screen outing of ‘Peaky Blinders’ for Netflix.
The epic continuation of the multi-award-winning gangster saga, set in the lawless streets of Birmingham in the 1900s, has been written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight, who will co-produce alongside Caryn Mandabach, Cillian Murphy and Guy Heeley. The film will be made in association with BBC Film.
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Tom Harper, who directed episodes in the first season in 2013, returns to helm the film. Murphy, who returns as Tommy Shelby, the role he played over six seasons between 2013 – 2022 stated; “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 the fans.”
Writer and co-producer Steven Knight said: “I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen. It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full on Peaky Blinders at war.”
The feature film will go into production later on in the year.
