Cillian Murphy is CONFIRMED to return for Peaky Blinders movie which will start shooting later this year as fans go wild: ‘This has made my day!’

Cillian Murphy has been confirmed to return for the Peaky Blinders film.

The Irish actor, 47, – who played gangster Tommy Shelby in the BBC series which ended in 2022 – will start filming with the rest of the cast later this year.

Creator Steven Knight shared the exciting news Thursday while speaking to BirminghamWorld at the premiere of his new BBC show This Town.

He said: ‘He will definitely come back for it. We’ll be filming the movie in September, down the road in Digbeth.’

The film will begin filming in September at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham and will be set during the Second World War.

The Irish actor, 47, – who played gangster Tommy Shelby in the BBC series which ended in 2022 – will start filming with the rest of the cast later this year

Cillian had said of the project earlier this year: ‘I’ve always said that if Knight delivers a script that I know he can deliver, because he’s such a phenomenal writer, I’ll be there.

“If we want to look at 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, I’ll be there. Let’s do it.’

Fans were overjoyed with the news, writing in response: ‘We’re back.. the goat is backkkkkkkk.’,

‘Glad to see him back in the role for the film. Should be good.’,

‘I’M SO EXCITEDDDD. This news made my day.’,

‘Oh my, it’s back.’,

‘This is a must. It wouldn’t be the same without him.’,

“This is going to be huge.”

Following his historic Oscar win for Best Actor for Oppenheimer last month, Cillian said of his character Tommy: “I loved playing him. It was exhausting and so vastly different for me that going back every time was like a journey.

Fans were overjoyed with the news, writing in response: ‘We’re back.. the goat is backkkkkkkk’

The film will begin filming in September at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham and will be set during the Second World War.

‘I’m really not sentimental about work. I feel like the next thing is the most exciting thing. And I mean, it was a ten-year period in my life, so it’s important, but I always feel like, let’s keep moving.”

He previously said he would be happy to reprise his role.

Speaking to Desert Island Discs, he admitted he was ‘relieved’ when the BBC drama ended in 2022 – but is now ‘fully on board’ with a film adaptation.

Murphy also hinted that the program’s writer, Steven Knight, had more stories to tell about the Birmingham-based Shelby clan and their criminal activities between the 1880s and 1910s.

Peaky Blinders launched in 2013 and attracted huge audiences both in the UK and abroad, landing roles for silver screen stars such as Tom Hardy and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Cillian received the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards in March.

In his speech, Cillian told the star-studded room that he was ‘a very proud Irishman standing here tonight’, before dedicating his win to ‘peacemakers everywhere’.

Fans watching called him a “true gentleman” for his “heartfelt” words as he concluded with a nod to his Irish heritage.

“Go raibh míle maith agaibh,” he added, which translates to “a thousand thanks.”

In the press room after collecting his statue, Murphy told reporters, “I’m a little confused, I’m very overwhelmed. I’m very humble. I’m very grateful and you know, very proud to be an Irishman standing here today.

‘It really has a lot of meaning for me. “I don’t know if I said this in my speech because I can’t remember what I said.”

“I did want to say that I think in Ireland we are very good at supporting artists and I think we need to continue to support artists and the next generation of actors and directors. I think that’s crucial. That’s all I have to say.’

When asked if he is “pleased” to be remembered for his role as atomic bomb scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film, the actor replied: “Very pleased. I mean, you have to move forward, but this has been a huge, huge moment for me.

“The film is so special to me, and myself and (director) Chris (Nolan) have such a special relationship.”

“And I just feel very privileged to be able to continue working with him and I’m very proud that this is a film that is provocative and asks questions and is challenging, yet so many people have come to see it. so I’m really proud of it.’

Cillian added of his relationship with director Christopher Nolan: “It’s very special. We have been working together for 20 years. I think he is the perfect director, an extraordinary writer, an extraordinary director of actors.

‘He presents this film like no one else in the world does, and I just can’t believe my luck. I did a screen test for him when I was a kid, and I thought that would be it and it would just be enough to be in a room with Chris for a few hours, and here we are. So I’m just so humbled and grateful.”

When asked if he is “pleased” to be remembered for his role as atomic bomb scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film, the actor replied: “Very pleased. I mean, you have to move forward, but this has been a huge, huge moment for me.

The actor was previously best known for his role as the northern gangster in the BBC drama, but has since won critical acclaim for his performance in Oppenheimer (pictured at the Oscars).

“The film is so special to me, and myself and (director) Chris (Nolan) have such a special relationship.”

“And I just feel very privileged to be able to continue working with him and I’m very proud that this is a film that is provocative and asks questions and is challenging, yet so many people have come to see it. so I’m really proud of it.’

Cillian added of his relationship with director Christopher Nolan: “It’s very special. We have been working together for 20 years. I think he is the perfect director, an extraordinary writer, an extraordinary director of actors.

‘He presents this film like no one else in the world does, and I can’t believe my luck. I did a screen test for him when I was a kid, and I thought that would be it and it would just be enough to be in a room with Chris for a few hours, and here we are. So I’m just so humbled and grateful.”