Steven Knight has talked up the “mindblowing” Peaky Blinders movie cast, but he is keeping tight-lipped about the project as it gears up for production.
Rebecca Ferguson and Barry Keoghan have joined Cillian Murphy, who will reprise his role as Tommy Shelby, leader of the eponymous Birmingham gangster family.
Plot details of the Harper-directed feature are being held close, but Knight has previously told Deadline that the story will be set during World War II.
Netflix greenlighted the Peaky feature in June. “We’ve announced Rebecca Ferguson, we’ve announced Barry Keoghan, we’ve got some more announcements coming,” Knight told the RTS London Convention. “It’s set in the Second World War and it’s really good.” Producers are Caryn Mandabach, Knight, Murphy, and Guy Heeley.
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