Tom Hardy has addressed whether he’ll be making an appearance in the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.
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 cast for forthcoming movie has not yet been announced, Knight has previously confirmed that Murphy will be reprising his lead role. Hardy, meanwhile, has also hinted that he’s set to return as Alfie Solomons, the leader of a Camden Town-based gang.
“One hundred per cent, Alfie will definitely make an appearance, but I don’t know when,” Hardy recently told Sky News. “And I don’t even know if he will, that’s just me punting.”
Netflix officially announced the Peaky Blinders movie in a post on X/Twitter earlier this month.
“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.
Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix.
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for… pic.twitter.com/eBSYnKqGpA
— Netflix (@netflix) June 4, 2024
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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 told Deadline earlier this month. “It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.”
The Irish actor’s return to the franchise was originally confirmed by Knight in March. “Murphy is definitely returning for [the movie],” he said at the premiere of his BBC drama, The Town. “We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.”
A release date for Netflix’s Peaky Blinders has yet to be announced, with Deadline reporting that production is set to begin later this year.
While plot details and other members of the cast have yet to be announced, Knight revealed to Deadline that the film is being set during World War II. He added about the film: “I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen. It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war.”
Hardy can next be seen alongside Austin Butler and Jodie Comer in Jeff Nichols’ new crime drama The Bikeriders, arriving in cinemas on June 21.