Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in the highly anticipated Peaky Blinders movie, The Immortal. The film brings the popular drama into the era of World War II, in which nefarious British gangsters team up with the Nazis to cripple the British economy. In an interview with the Telegraph, Murphy was informed that his film Peaky Blinders depicts Nazis as “bad guys in a time when people, especially on social media, like political commentator Nick Fuentes, are openly claiming to be aligned with the Nazis.”
“That’s very upsetting,” Murphy responded. “But this movie makes light of that. It’s not The Zone of Interest. Let me just say that. And, you know, the last thing I want to be associated with is preachy or dogmatic work. Movies should never convey emotion. Because it’s not. You should just ask the question. This should be an entertaining action movie with a generous heart, but if you want to take a close look, it can also be provocative. The best mainstream entertainment works on these levels at the same time.
Murphy then cited Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb drama “Oppenheimer.”
“If you want to talk about where we are in the world and how close we are to nuclear Armageddon, you can think about ‘Oppenheimer’ that way, but if you just want to see a great movie with big explosions, that’s cool too,” Murphy said.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortals stars Barry Keoghan as Duke Shelby, Tommy’s illegitimate son who now runs the Peaky Blinders gang. Stephen Graham and Ned Dennehy return as Shelby family allies Hayden Stagg and Charlie Strong, respectively. The cast also includes newcomers Rebecca Ferguson and Jay Ricargo.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man will be released on Netflix on March 20th.
