Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight continues to deliver on his promise of delivering a top-notch cast for Netflix’s big-screen adaptation of the title BBC series. The upcoming film adds a notable Oscar nominee to its ranks.
According to Deadline, the Peaky Blinders the film added an acclaimed actor Tim Roth to an increasingly star-studded cast. The Reservoir Dogs AND pulp Fiction The star joins the World War II-set film in an undisclosed role.
Roth has earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe for his portrayal of Archibald Cunningham in the 1995 biographical historical drama, Rob Roy, with Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange. He has appeared in other notable films such as Four rooms, Planet of the Apes, The Hateful Eight, Little Odessa AND The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and His Lover. Roth is also familiar to fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universeportraying Emil Blonsky/Abomination, a British Royal Marine transformed into a hideous humanoid creature. Roth played Emil in The Incredible Hulk, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and, more recently, She-Hulk: Lawyer.
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The addition of Roth follows the inclusion of Mission: Impossible AND Dune franchise star Rebecca Ferguson and The Batman actor Barry Keoghan, who also joined the cast directed by Tom Harper Peaky Blinders film in undisclosed roles. Knight recently raised the anticipation for the film adaptation by teasing more “amazing” casting announcements at the RTS London Convention. He also confirmed the film's World War II setting, adding that the project is “really good.”
Oscar winner Murphy returns as the wily Birmingham gang leader Tommy Shelby in the film Peaky Blinders film. The hit series, which also starred Tom Hardy, Helen McCrory, Sam Neill, Ned Dennehy and the late Benjamin Zephaniah, became an award-winning series on the BBC networks, chronicling the exploits of the group after the First World War. The crime drama also explored several important periods in history, including expansion, the repeal of Prohibition in the United States and the growing influence of the Nazis. After six celebrated seasons, Knight opted for a feature film Peaky Blinders film rather than do a seventh season, citing the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix announced the film in June.
Knight confirmed the production of the Peaky Blinders The film is set to open in the UK this month. Meanwhile, Hardy has teased his potential return for the film. Along with the film, two Peaky Blinders Netflix is reportedly developing spinoffs: one set in Boston, while the other is based on McCrory's character, Aunt Polly, the Shelby brothers' aunt.
Fans can prepare for the Peaky Blinders film by streaming the show of the same name via Netflix. No release date has been confirmed for the film, although Knight has hinted at a potential 2025 premiere.
Source: Deadline