Cillian Murphy’s ‘Tommy Shelby’ Will Compete Against James Bond Franchise: ‘Peaky Blinder’ Writers Makes Bold Comments About the High Budget Movie
Cillian Murphy has won millions of hearts all across the world while portraying the iconic character of Thomas Shelby in BBC’s one of the most successful series of all time, Peaky Blinders. The Shelby saga is expected to conclude with a final Peaky Blinders movie centered around Thomas Shelby and untold stories from the World War II era instead of the seventh season of the famous series.
Everything We Know About The Peaky Blinders Film
It may be a while before we get a glimpse of our favorite Thomas Shelby once again. Peaky Blinders has wrapped up its TV run after 36 episodes across 6 seasons with the show now available in full on Netflix for fans in nearly every corner of the world. Though the series is a BBC show, the exclusive international distribution rights for the series lie with Netflix since 2014.
Rumors for the Peaky Blinders film were first ignited when the production of the sixth season was severely impacted due to the pandemic which also made the seventh season an unrealistic dream. Creator Steven Knight quoted, “We put our heads together and thought that it would be a good idea to do a movie instead of doing series seven.”
The film is expected to mark a permanent change in perception of Murphy’s character, Thomas Shelby, and will also be the end of the road for Peaky Blinders. Right from the beginning of the show, Thomas Shelby’s character is portrayed as a morally gray character, one that walks in between the dark and the light, fans have their mind-boggling with multiple questions regarding Tommy’s ultimate fate in the Peaky Blinders Movie.
Peaky Blinders Writers Promise James Bond-Style Comeback On The Big Screen
Peaky Blinders’ writers hint at multiple surprises in store for the series’ fans. The film’s writers have promised that the upcoming film adaptation of the successful series is going to have a thrilling James Bond-style impact. The renowned BBC crime drama has enchanted millions of fans and towards the end of the sixth season, it has left fans eager to discover the fate of the enigmatic protagonist, Tommy Shelby, portrayed by Cillian Murphy.
Though writer Steven Knight is secretive about the film spin-off, set during World War II he did tease that a generous budget will allow them to deliver a grand movie. Knight said,
“The biggest difference between a film and TV series is the budget. When you do stuff for TV, you often have to ask people to imagine it. But with a film, you can really do it. You can blow stuff up. Will Tommy be giving James Bond a run for his money?”
“Maybe. There are parallels. We always thought of Peaky as very cinematic, so we are finally finding a screen big enough for what we want to do.”
The show has been a runaway success since it hit screens in 2013.
Also, read- “If I was a woman..”: Cillian Murphy Frustrated With Offensive Fans, Says He Hates Being Photographed.
Source: The Mirror
