• Source:JND

Cillian Murphy made a huge fan following after his stint as Tommy Shelby in Netflix’s popular show Peaky Blinders. The show has garnered wide recognition across the globe following which it positively changed Murphy’s career. The series had a total of six seasons. After becoming a hit show, the makers decided to make a feature film revolving around the central character Thomas Shelby who is also popularly known as Tommy Shelby. The movie has been directed by Tom Harper and was scripted by Steven Knight. In the photos shared by the makers, the character of Tommy Shelby is seen as an old man. In another picture, the actor struck a pose with Steven Knight.

While sharing the first look of Cillian Murphy aka Tommy Shelby on X, it wrote “By order of the Peaky Blinders… Tommy Shelby is back. Cillian Murphy and Steven Knight are reunited on set as production officially starts on the upcoming Netflix film.” Excited fans shared their views on it. A user fan wrote, “Thomas $SIGMA Shelby is back!” A fan tweeted, “This will be the final hours of an Iconic series that will NEVER be forgotten. so many emotions.” Another user said, “Waited for an eternity to have him back and here he is..” A tweet read, “By order of the Σ army… I was never fookin gone. me and @YOUAREPO0R are raiding USC today as production officially starts on the upcoming Sigma World Takeover.” 

Coming back to the Peaky Blinders web series, the first season of the show premiered in 2013 and the sixth season culminated in 2022. The show also features Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Helen McCrory, Ned Dennehy, Finn Cole, Natasha O'Keeffe and Ian Peck in key roles.