K.J. Yossman Banijay U.K. has acquired “Peaky Blinders” producers Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP) for an undisclosed sum.
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Cillian Murphy has been confirmed as returning to the franchise that launched his career, in 2025’s 28 Years Later.News of the new film was first announced earlier this year, with confirmation that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who helmed the 2002 original 28 Days Later, were both returning to the franchise.Earlier this month, the film was given the official release date of June 20, 2025. It had already been confirmed to star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.And now Murphy, who had his breakout role in 28 Days Later, has been officially added to the cast.
He has already been announced for an executive producer role.Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman gave the news to Deadline, who said that Murphy would return “in a surprising way and in a way that grows, let me put it that way.”He continued by saying: “This is Danny at his best, combined with a very commercial genre, like we had with Edgar Wright and Baby Driver. Sometimes when you put a real signature director into a commercial arena, it elevates it.”2002’s 28 Days Later saw Murphy play the bicycle courier Jim, who awakens from a coma to discover that the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society.28 Years Later is slated to be the first entry in a new trilogy, with Garland set to write and produce all three.
Boyle is only expected to return for the first instalment, with Candyman and The Marvels director Nia DaCosta reportedly in talks for the second. Each film is being made with a budget in the region of $75million (£59million).Speaking to NME in 2022 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 28 Days Later, Murphy and Boyle said that they had often
.K.J. Yossman Banijay U.K. has acquired “Peaky Blinders” producers Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP) for an undisclosed sum.
On the heels of its world premiere in competition as the opener for the Berlin Film Festival, the historical drama Small Things Like These, produced by and starring Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, has been acquired by Lionsgate.
Alex Ritman “Small Things Like These,” the Irish drama starring newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy that opened the Berlinale earlier this year, finally has a domestic home, Variety has learned, with Lionsgate picking up the film for the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release.
Netflix has officially confirmed that a Peaky Blinders film is in the works.Last night (June 4), Netflix announced the film’s confirmation on social media, sharing a picture of what is assumed to be the film’s script. In the post, Netflix wrote: “Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix”.It remains to be seen if the upcoming movie will be titled A Peaky Blinders Film, or if that is the movie’s current working title.The post also includes a quote from Murphy, who said: “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me… It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.
A Peaky Blinders movie is officially in the works at Netflix!
Fans of hit TV show Peaky Blinders are in for a treat as Netflix have confirmed a movie is in the works.Taking to Twitter (X), Netflix shared a picture of a script titled 'A Peaky Blinders film' - with it confirmed Cillian Murphy would be reprising his role as Tommy Shelby.The streaming giant captioned the exciting snap: "BIG NEWS: A Peaky Blinders film is coming to Netflix!" The account then added: "A few words from Cillian Murphy: 'It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn't finished with me... It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.This is one for the fans'".
Katcy Stephan Thomas Shelby is back. Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will return as the fearsome gangster in a “Peaky Blinders” film at Netflix, directed by Tom Harper (“Heart of Stone,” “Wild Rose”), who directed episodes of the first season in 2013. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of ‘Peaky Blinders.’ This is one for the fans,” Murphy said.
EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a long time coming amid trickles of information that never were fully confirmed, but the Shelby family faithful can now wholly rejoice as the Peaky Blinders movie is officially moving forward. Netflix has greenlit a feature film that will star Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in a return to the iconic role of the Birmingham clan’s leader Tommy Shelby.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lupita Nyong’o is embarking on a global press tour as the star of Paramount’s horror prequel “A Quiet Place: Day One,” but she could probably do without the press junkets. During an interview with Glamour magazine, the Oscar winner was asked about what irritates her most about being an actor. “Interviews,” she answered.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has begun filming the upcoming movie 28 Years Later!
With parts of post-apocalyptic alien invasion, home invasion, thriller, and horror genre elements, “A Quiet Place” was definitely a surprise franchise. Directed by John Krasinski and released in 2018, the Hitchcockian thriller about aliens who have invaded Earth and fed off sound, forcing the world to remain as silent as possible, was a smash upon its arrival that year and quickly spawned an unexpected franchise.
28 Years Later has begun filming in the North-east this week according to a new report in The Knowledge.News of the new film was first announced earlier this year, with confirmation that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who helmed the 2002 original 28 Days Later, were both returning to the franchise. 28 Years Later will be the first of a follow-up trilogy to the original films.Cillian Murphy was also recently confirmed as returning to the franchise that launched his career.Earlier this month, the film was given the official release date of June 20, 2025.
After much hemming and hawing and a little bit of teases about his appearance, Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has been confirmed for Sony’s “28 Years Later” horror thriller. Sony chief Tom Rothman revealed the news in a new interview with Deadline.
Tatiana Siegel An iconic woman needs an apt setting. So, to mark its 100th anniversary, Columbia Pictures has teamed with the Municipality of Cannes to put the studio’s instantly recognizable Torch Lady and roster of legendary actresses on full display as part of a free photographic exhibit in the historic city’s town square, just off the Croisette and with the Palais and Mediterranean Sea serving as a backdrop.
Ireland’s screen industry is having a moment. With the Cannes Film Festival well underway, there’s a notable strong Irish presence in this year’s line-up including Element Pictures’ three entrants – Competition title Kinds of Kindness from Yorgos Lanthimos, Rungano Nyoni’s sophomore feature On Becoming A Guinea Fowl and Ariane Labed’s directorial debut September Says (both in Un Certain Regard). There’s also Competition title The Apprentice, which is co-produced with Irish outfit Tailored Films and Lorcan Finnegan’s Nicolas Cage starrer The Surfer premiering in the Midnight Screenings strand. Even Andrea Arnold’s Competition title Bird is rich with Irish talent with star Barry Keoghan and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robbie Ryan both having worked on the film.
Jeremy Clarkson has been named the UK and Ireland’s sexiest man for the second year running, beating the likes of Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland and Idris Elba.The Clarkson’s Farm star scored an impressive nine out of 10 points in the annual poll conducted by Illicit Encounters, which proclaims to be “the best online dating site for married people”.Entering the UK’s top 10 for the first time was Spider-Man star Tom Holland, who came second with a score of eight out 10. Completing the top three is the Prince of Wales, who has shot right up after coming near the bottom of the list last year.The annual Sexiest Man poll from Illicitencounters.com takes votes from 2,000 of its female members.
Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor It is a great year for Ireland at Cannes, with five Irish films world premiering at the festival. Among the crop are Yorgos Lanthimos’ highly-anticipated “Kinds of Kindness,” Ariane Labed’s feature debut “September Says” and Ali Abbasi’s Trump biopic “The Apprentice.” Not only does Ireland have a slew of high-profile talent like actors Cillian Murphy and Ruth Negga, cinematographer Robbie Ryan and director Lenny Abrahamson, but the country also boasts locations that have attracted recent productions such as “Cocaine Bear” and “Abigail.” “We are a small country to get around but very diverse,” head of U.S.
28 Years Later finally has a release date, and it’s not a long wait.Per a report from Variety, Sony Pictures has seemingly confirmed that the Danny Boyle-led sequel to 28 Days Later is due to arrive on June 20, 2025. The film will star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell – the latter’s casting in the film was reported on by Deadline Hollywood last week.28 Years Later, first announced earlier this year, will be directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, both of whom led the original 2002 film.
Katcy Stephan Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” is hitting the big screen next summer. Sony Pictures has slated the long-awaited project for June 20, 2025. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes are set to star in the sequel to “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later.” Plot details are still being kept under wraps for the new screenplay, written by Alex Garland.
Mark your calendar for June 20, 2025 as that’s when the next installment in Danny Boyle’s 28 franchise hits theaters, 28 Years Later.