Tag: Peaky Blinders
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Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is coming back to the big screen in a new “Star Wars” movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film makes Obaid-Chinoy the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” feature film. Previous film directors in the franchise include…
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Peaky Blinders Got A Letter From A Real War Vet About Tommy Shelby
Look beyond the flashes of cathartic violence, the numerous double-dealing and betrayals, and the relentless quest for power featured throughout every season of “Peaky Blinders,” and it’s plain to see that the entire BBC series boils down to a very simple and straightforward concept. At its heart, the arc of Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby is…
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How Tommy Shelby’s Lack Of Eating Became A Running Gag On Peaky Blinders
You just never know what quirky aspects of a long-running television show will begin to take on a life of its own over the course of the series. In “Peaky Blinders” alone, much has already been made of the frankly horrifying amount of herbal cigarettes the cast had to smoke throughout each season, or the…
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An Infamous Batman Villain Performance And A Peaky Blinders Accent Share The Same Inspiration [Exclusive]
For better or worse, some performances in very specific projects will follow an actor for the rest of their life. Aidan Gillen is well aware of this not entirely unflattering phenomenon, given that he’s been fortunate enough to be part of some of the biggest franchises in the world: from scene-stealing turns in “Game of Thrones” to…
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Tommy Shelby’s Hat In Peaky Blinders Isn’t Exactly Historically Accurate
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but not everything you see in movies or television shows — even historically-based ones — happens to be 100% true to life. Shocking, I know. Director Christopher Nolan invented the pivotal conversation by the water between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein in “Oppenheimer,” the racing movie “Gran…
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Cillian Murphy’s Peaky Blinders Role Almost Went To A Fast And Furious Star
Cillian Murphy has become somewhat synonymous with the series “Peaky Blinders,” the BBC/Netflix series about a street gang in England just after the First World War led by the cunning crime boss Tommy Shelby (Murphy). Created by Steven Knight, the series has permeated the general pop culture landscape so deeply that even those who have…
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Peaky Blinders Had A Super Fan In David Bowie
Legendary pop star David Bowie was a man of eclectic pop culture tastes. The artist formerly known as Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke was famous for his mysterious, otherworldly personas, but he wasn’t actually all mystery all the time. Bowie passed away in 2016, but fans can still excavate lists of his personal…
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Jason Statham Almost Starred in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Instead of Cillian Murphy
When renowned screenwriter Steven Knight set about formulating what would become one of his best creations, the modern gangster classic television series Peaky Blinders, he had a very important choice to make. He already had his main character fully fleshed out: Thomas Shelby, an ambitious, emotionally shut off war veteran who conducts himself like he’s…
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The One Part Of Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy Can’t Stand
Is a “Peaky Blinders” movie coming? Probably. Is Cillian Murphy the best source for “Peaky Blinders” movie updates? Maybe not. In an interview with Radio Times ahead of the release of “Oppenheimer,” Murphy hinted that he is not a huge fan of being treated like a Google search page when it comes to the future…
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Cillian Murphy Smoked An Alarming Number Of Cigarettes During Peaky Blinders
If you watched “Oppenheimer” this summer and found yourself wondering if Cillian Murphy really puffed on all those cigarettes while playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that they were probably herbal cigarettes. The bad news is this isn’t the first time Murphy has played…