The film begins shooting this September Netflix has announced that Rebecca Ferguson has joined the cast of the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie. The streaming platform shared the news on its official social media channels on Thursday (July 25). It’s not yet known which role the Dune actress will be playing.
The hit BBC period crime drama, which starred Oscar winner Cillian Murphy as gangster and businessman Tommy Shelby, concluded in 2022 after six seasons. Its creator, Steven Knight , has since announced his plans to wrap up the story with a feature-length film, rather than a seventh season. Although the full cast for forthcoming movie has not yet been announced, Knight has previously confirmed that Murphy will be reprising his lead role.
Tom Hardy, who played Camden Town gang leader Alfie Solomons in the series, has also teased his involvement in the film . NEWS: Rebecca Ferguson will join Cillian Murphy in the upcoming Peaky Blinders film! pic.twitter.
com/XO5ioX6iza — Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) July 25, 2024 Netflix officially announced the Peaky Blinders movie in a post on X/Twitter in June. “Thomas Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix,” the streamer shared alongside a photo of the movie’s script.
The currently untitled movie has been written by Knight and will be helmed by Tom Harper, who directed several episodes of the show’s first season. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” Murphy to.