'Oppenheimer', Oscars 2024 winning actor Cillian Murphy to play lead role in 'Peaky Blinders' movie

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Peaky Blinders spread across six seasons, with Cillian Murphy playing the lead, will now be adapted into a movie. Murphy will be playing the same role of Tommy Shelby in the film that he played earlier in the series. The production will hit the floor later in September this year. Cillian Murphy this year bagged the Oscar for Best Actor for his impeccable role in Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, which was a biopic on the scientist and astrophysicist Oppenheimer, who is credited for making the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the Second World War, as per a report in Collider.

Peaky Blinders movie: Release date

According to the report, show creator Steven Knight had mentioned that the release date of Peaky Blinders movie would be in 2024 but he has recently hinted that the dates could shift to 2025. The production of the film will begin soon, say reports. No official release date has been announced for the film yet.

Peaky Blinders series ended in 2022 leaving fans waiting for spinoffs or other content where Murphy could be seen in action as Tommy Shelby. The announcement of the production date in September has excited Peaky Blinders fans who have taken to social media to showcase their joy on this news.

Peaky Blinders new movie: What to expect

Based on reports, the timeline of Peaky Blinders movie may be set during the Second World War, with Tommy Shelby in the lead. The story may carry viewers through the