The Peaky Blinders movie continues to build buzz and here’s a first look of Saltburn star Barry Keoghan, who joins the cast for the feature.
Keoghan, who can be seen above looking very ‘peaky’ as he gazes out a truck window, is one of a host of new names for the upcoming movie, which rolled cameras in September. He has broken out in the past couple of years with a string of big roles including Saltburn, Masters of the Air and Top Boy. He was Oscar-nominated for Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.
Keoghan joins the likes of Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson as new to Steven Knight’s franchise. Rejoining the cast are the likes of Cillian Murphy, Stephen Graham and Sophie Rundle, who played Ada, sister to Oscar-winner Murphy’s Birmingham clan leader Tommy Shelby. In the series finale, Tommy handed the reins of the family business to Ada.
Also signing up for the film that’s directed by Peaky alum Tom Harper are Ned Dennehy (Culprits, The Peripheral) who played Charlie Strong in the series; Packy Lee (Blue Lights), known to fans as Johnny Dogs; and Ian Peck (His Dark Materials, Robin Hood) who was Curly. New to Peaky is Jay Lycurgo (Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, I May Destroy You) who over the summer wrapped shooting on the Murphy-led Netflix feature, Steve.
Details on new roles are being played close to the vest.
The six-season BBC drama came to a close in April 2022, but that was not the end of Tommy’s story. Plot details of the film are also under wraps besides the fact that it takes place during World War II. Knight recently said, “I’m thrilled to see the cameras rolling on this new chapter of the Peaky Blinders story, set during World War II. The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders.”
The saga’s continuation is written by Knight who produces alongside Patrick Holland, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Caryn Mandabach and Andrew Warren. The movie will be made in association with BBC Film.