Creator Steven Knight has said that he hopes his Peaky Blinders movie will get a cinema release rather than go straight to Netflix.
Netflix and cinema releases aren’t two things that have traditionally mixed well in the past. Greta Gerwig is currently fighting to get her Narnia film a proper cinema release – not that cinemas seem too happy about Netflix’s deal with IMAX. The Russo brothers’ expensive The Electric State, by contrast, won’t enjoy the benefits of a huge screen and excellent sound.
Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, is now the latest filmmaker hoping to see his film on the big screen. Knight and director Tom Harper have been feverishly working on a Peaky Blinders movie, which wrapped production in December and is expected to be released later this year.
Speaking to The Playlist (via Variety), Knight reflected on his desire for Peaky Blinders to hit cinemas. “I really want the Peaky fans who have been a big part of this to be watching it all together in one building,” the writer said. “The communication has all been virtual, but I do want this to be in cinemas so that people can sit there together and watch this thing happen.”
Netflix hasn’t yet confirmed whether Peaky Blinders will go straight on its service or whether audiences will have the chance of seeing it in cinemas. The original series, which ran on the BBC for six seasons, has a large, loyal fanbase and any news about the franchise’s future has been received with a special kind of fervour. Knight has already said there might be more Peaky Blinders in coming years.
“It’s not over, let’s just put it like that. I’m not allowed to announce it,” the writer told BBC Breakfast back in February, “but I’m just saying that the world of Peaky will continue.”
Plot details on the Peaky Blinders movie are scarce, but Cillian Murphy is back as Birmingham crime boss Tommy Shelby. He’ll be joined by an all-star cast consisting of Tim Roth, Barry Keoghan and Rebecca Ferguson. Stephen Graham will also reprise his role as Hayden Stagg.
More on this as we get it.
