Peaky Blinders film starring Cillian Murphy confirmed

Writer and creator Knight promised the film would leave “no holds barred”.

“It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story,” he said, according to the PA news agency. “Full-on Peaky Blinders at war.”

He added that he was “genuinely thrilled” that the movie, which will go into production later this year, is happening.

Director Harper said: “When I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years ago we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive.”

In comments quoted by PA, he said the show had always been “a story about family”, and so it was “incredibly exciting” to be reuniting with cast and crew to bring the movie to audiences.

Murphy came to fame battling zombies in 28 Days Later and as gang leader Shelby in Peaky Blinders.

Last year, he starred as the father of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, a role which won him an Academy Award in March.

The win made him the first Irish-born star to win best actor at the Oscars, and cemented his status as a Hollywood heavyweight.