Rebecca Ferguson Joins the ‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie

The movie, which continues the story of the popular BBC/Netflix series, was written by show creator Steven Knight, and is due to start shooting this year.

Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure 'Dune: Part Two,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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‘Dune’s Rebeca Ferguson is joining the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie at Netflix.
Cillian Murphy is aboard to star in and produce.
Series creator Steven Knight wrote the script.

There was already reason for fans of UK-based crime drama series ‘Peaky Blinders’ to get happy about as, after months of talk about it from show creator Steven Knight, there came official news about a movie to continue the story via Netflix.

Knight wrote the script, with Tom Harper directing.

We already know that series star (and, following the ceremony earlier this year, Academy Award winner for ‘Oppenheimer’) Cillian Murphy is returning as smart criminal overseer Tommy Shelby.

Now, via Deadline, there is news that ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise veteran and ‘Dune’ star Rebecca Ferguson will also appear in the movie in an unspecified role. Could she be a new antagonist for Tommy?

What’s the story of ‘Peaky Blinders’?

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Photo: Netflix.

The series, which began life on Britain’s BBC Two in 2013, is a crime drama centered on a family of mixed Irish Traveler and Romani origins based in Birmingham, England, starting in 1919, several months after the end of World War I.

It’s named after the Peaky Blinders street gang and their ambitious, cunning crime boss Shelby (Murphy). The show has since run for six seasons.

Netflix, spotting an opportunity to pick up a well-loved series, snagged the rights in 2014 and it has since gone on to win multiple awards.

In case you’re wondering, the “peaky blinders” referred to the gang’s sartorial efforts. distinctive fashion sense, including colorful clothing and peaked newsboy caps. At the time, “peaky” was a common term for flat caps with a peak, and “blinder” was a Birmingham slang term for someone who looked dapper. In less legal terms, they were also infamous for pulling the brims of their caps down when they attacked someone so as not to be recognized.

What will the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie be about?

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Photo: Netflix.

When we last saw Tommy Shelby, he had killed off his cousin Michael (Finn Cole) and rode off into the sunset on a white steed after handing the reins of the family business to sister Ada (Sophie Rundle).

Nothing has been officially released about the movie’s plot yet, though Knight has previously suggested that it’ll chronicle the gang’s efforts during World War II.

Who else is joining Cillian Murphy in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie?

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Photo: Netflix.

Aside from Ferguson, who would be a new character, there is no official confirmation for anyone besides Murphy.

But there has been plenty of speculation that the likes of Cole, Rundle, Paul Anderson, Natasha O’Keefe, and Harry Kirton, who play members of the Shelby family, could all show up.

As of right now, we’ll just have to wait and see.