Yahoo Movies Stephen Graham confirms return for Peaky Blinders movie
Stephen Graham has confirmed his return for the Peaky Blinders movie.
The actor played the role of Hayden Stagg in the sixth season of the BBC show, and revealed that he will be coming back for the currently-filming big screen follow-up.
Asked what he’s doing next by Deadline at the premiere of Blitz this week, Graham replied: “Peaky Blinders… yeah a little bit of Peaky Blinders.”
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The actor joins fellow returning star Cillian Murphy in the Netflix movie, while new cast additions include Marvel’s Tim Roth, Dune’s Rebecca Ferguson and Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan.
A first look image of Murphy back in the role of Tommy Shelby was released last month as filming officially began on the movie.
Creator Steven Knight will be back to write the screenplay, while Tom Harper is set to direct.
The Peaky Blinders movie was confirmed back in June, Murphy admitting at the time that “Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me”.
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"It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders," he added. "This is one for the fans."
"I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen,” Knight said. “It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war."
The creator has also confirmed that the movie will be set during World War II, further teasing: "The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders."
Harper added: "There's a great feeling of anticipation and excitement amongst our outstanding cast and crew. We're grateful to the fans for getting us to this point and believe this next chapter is going to deliver something extraordinary."
Peaky Blinders is available to stream on BBC iPlayer and Netflix. A movie is now in production.
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