Major update on whether Cillian Murphy will return to Peaky Blinders for new movie

OSCAR-winner Cillian Murphy will reprise his role as Tommy Shelby in the Peaky Blinders movie.

Writer Steven Knight confirmed shooting would begin in September and said: “He definitely is returning for it.”

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It ends months of speculation that Cillian would return as the Brummie gangster-turned-MP.

Until now, he has been non-committal about a return.

In 2022, he said: “I’d be as excited as anybody to read a script.

“But I think it’s good for everyone to have a little break.

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"That’s always a healthy thing, and then we can regroup.”

Knight also praised Cillian after he won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer.

He said: “Cillian is brilliant. He’s such a great human being . . . so level headed and straight forward.

"He deserves everything he gets.”

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