Cillian Murphy has been confirmed for the Peaky Blinders movie.
The Cork native who played Thomas Shelby will reprise his beloved role this year.
Series creator Steven Knight sent fans into a frenzy when he confirmed the news.
The writer revealed the news in an interview with BirminghamWorld at the premiere of his new BBC show This Town on Thursday.
He said: “He is definitely returning for it. We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.”
The movie is set to begin filming in September at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham and will be set during the Second World War.
After winning Best Actor at the Academy Awards, Cillian answered a series of questions and made it seem unlikely that he would ever return to our screens as Tommy Shelby.
At the time 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.”
