Cillian Murphy has opened up about returning to his role as Tommy Shelby in a Peaky Blinders movie adaptation.
The Cork native made history on Sunday night as the first Irish-born actor to win Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
Cillian, who was previously best known for his role as the Birmingham gangster has shared his true feelings on reprising his role.
It has been rumoured for months that the creator of the hit BBC show Stephen Knight has been working on a script for a Peaky Blinders movie.
However, Cillian has now hinted that it is unlikely he will ever return to our screens as Tommy Shelby.
After the Oscar’s ceremony, the actor answered a series of questions including whether he would reprise his iconic role, he said: “I loved playing him. He was exhausting and so wildly different for me that each time going back was kind of a journey.”
“I’m really not sentimental about work. I feel like the next thing is the most exciting thing. And I mean, it was a ten-year period in my life, so it is significant, but I always feel, like, let’s keep moving.”
However, last month Cillian said he would consider stepping back into character if the creator wanted to make a movie adaptation.
Speaking on Desert Island Discs, he admitted he was “relieved” when the legendary drama ended in 2022, but added that he feels differently about it now and would “totally” be on board with filming a movie.
He explained: “I have always said that if Knight delivers a script that I know he can deliver, because he is such a phenomenal writer, I’ll be there. If we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, let’s do it.”
