The film of Peaky Blinders It continues to grow stronger, already forming a truly spectacular cast thanks to its new recruits. One of them is the incorporation of Barry Keoghan in the film. The Oscar nominee joins a project in which the plot of a leap in timeafter the events of what was the sixth and final season of the BBC series broadcast on Netflix. A growing expectation given the fan base that detective fiction already has and the information that we gradually acquire as the production develops. For the moment, they are unknown most details what the situation of the Birmingham clan will be, but Keoghan has already been able to read the script of the film and from what he says in his latest interview it will be something “epic”.
The Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) began on September 6, giving rise to an additional space where the most outstanding cinematographic proposals of the year continue to campaign in the final circuit of awards. One of the candidates for the award is birdthe dramatic story in which Keoghan took control of Andrea Arnold (American Honey). Therefore, under the pretext of promotion, the actor and his co-star Nykiya Adams They answered the call to talk about this teenage story, as well as the future films on their cinematic agenda. Among them, of course, the film Peaky Blinders.
The movie “Peaky Blinders”
When the project was officially announced a few months ago, we knew of the existence of a script written by he showrunner official of the series, Steven Knight. What we didn’t know was whether it was just a rough outline or whether, on the contrary, the writer already knew all the elements of the story. Without a doubt, the Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay for hidden affairs He has too much work not to close the film. Peaky Blinders and, although Keoghan’s role remains a top secret, the actor Banshee of Inisherin He trusted the adaptation because he had already read the script.
The protagonist will remain Cillian Murphy, who will reprise his role as patriarch Thomas Shelby. A character that ended up giving him public recognition general publicalthough he has been part of Hollywood’s leading line of actors for years, appearing in such globally significant projects as 28 days later, Batman Begins Or Origin. For his part, the new guest of the drama about these gangsters is very clear on the fact that the adaptation to the feature film format of the series will be incredible:
“I wouldn’t be drawn to it if I hadn’t read the script. But yeah, I read the script and I loved it. I spoke to Cillian about it and it’s going to be epic,” the Irishman said. IndéWire.
The film of Peaky Blinders This is another example of Netflix’s attempts to continue to commercially exploit the fictions that have worked best, within the platform audiences. A strategy already implemented, for example, with Luther. Another BBC-created series that “The Big Red N” ended up being turned into a feature film called Luther: Night fallslast 2023.
He is not the only confirmed star
As if Keoghan’s presence in the fiction wasn’t a big enough casting leap for the production, the film Peaky Blinders has another big international signing confirmed. We’re talking about action movie star, Rebecca Ferguson. With a role yet to be revealed, the Swedish actress was the first to join the film after Murphy in a year where she will likely also appear in Mission Impossible 8 and the police thriller Mercywhere he will share a cast with Chris Pratt, Annabelle Wallis and Kali Reis. Most of the cast members are expected to return, less likely Paul AndersonThe actor who plays Arthur Shelby has been convicted of drug possession and it is unclear whether he will be able to participate in the film in any way.
Intended for 2025The exact release date of the first feature film in the series is still unknown. We only know that it will arrive directly and exclusively on the Californian platform run by Dan Lin and Ted Sarandos.
