‘Peaky Blinders’ is being adapted for the big screen.
The hugely popular BBC drama has been rumoured for a long time to be getting a feature length film, and now the show’s previous director has suggested it’s a definite for the future.
Otto Bathurst – who worked on the first three episodes of the show – told Yahoo Movies UK: "I think it’s actually being written.
"I think Steve, Steve Knight the writer, I think they’re planning something, yeah."
His comments will only add fuel to the fire after Knight himself said last year they were "probably going to do it", although there have been no more updates since then.
News of a film may not go down too kindly with leading man Cillian Murphy (Tommy Shelby), who admitted a couple of years ago that he wasn’t completely sold on the idea.
He previously said: "I’m sort of ambivalent about it. I’m sort of like, ‘Eh, yeah, I don’t know, I’m not sure’.
"I love the idea sort of theoretically, but it has to come at the right time, you know? You can’t alienate the beautiful democratic thing of television where everyone just watches it."
However, he later clarified he would be up for the show – which will return to BBC One for its fifth series in 2019 – getting a movie version "in theory".
He explained: "If the writing’s as good as it is for the show, then for sure, yeah."
It’s been revealed that Shelby will face his "darkest force" yet when the drama returns next year.
The series will see Tommy approached by a charismatic politician who has a bold vision for Britain, but his response will be a huge decision for both his family and Britain.
Peaky Blinders getting movie adaptation
