On orders from the Peaky Blinders, Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby and his crew of Birmingham gangsters are back in this trailer for Peaky Blinders: The immortal man.
Netflix released new images from the upcoming film, the first chapter on the big screen after a six-season TV series, on Christmas Eve. Driven by mood and atmosphere Peaky Blinders fans know and love, Murphy’s Shelby wonders over a forest, a cemetery, and a house while a voice muses, “What happened to Tommy Shelby?”
As a telephone rings, a series of scenes, some violent, bloody or alluding to the presence of the Nazis, pass quickly on the screen. As Shelby responds, “I’m not that man anymore,” another series of images flash, this time of a massive building explosion, a red scarf draped over a tombstone, and a spinning coin. That’s when another voice says to Shelby, “You need to come back,” as he places his hands on a table.
The movement triggers even more scenes, this time with a fast-moving machine gun, a pocket watch, burning shots and a glimpse of actor Barry Keoghan.
The minute-long trailer, while light on narration, is full of images that fans of the series might recognize – and speculate about. The film itself is set in 1940 Birmingham, in the middle of World War II, with Shelby driven out of his self-imposed exile at the end of season six. With his family and country on the line, the equally brutal and charismatic gang leader will face his greatest and greatest reckoning of destruction, confronting his own demons as he decides whether to confront his legacy or burn it.
In a conversation with Netflix TumduMurphy discussed his decision to return to Shelby, after her character got a well-received series finale. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t done with me,” Murphy told Netflix. “It’s very rewarding to re-collaborate with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.
Series creator Knight added: “The country is at war, and so are our Peaky Blinders, of course,” Knight told Netflix. “This will be an explosive chapter of the Peaky Blinders history. Nothing is forbidden. Thoroughly Peaky Blinders at war. »
Returning alongside Knight is director Tom Harper, with cast members including Murphy, Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo and Stephen Graham.
In December, Netflix announced that the return of Peaky Blinders would come in two forms: a two-week theatrical release on March 6, then a streaming release starting March 20.
