Peaky Blinders

2022 - 9 - 30

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Toughing Up To Play Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby Didn't Come ... (/FILM)

Cillian Murphy says he is 'not a tough guy at all,' but starring in Peaky Blinders whipped him into shape.

"I'm not a tough guy at all so it was by far the toughest character I have ever portrayed, and him being so physical and the amount of respect and fear that this family has in this town means that we all had to look tough. "We did a lot of fighting, stunts, and so I've been to the gym more than I ever been in my whole life! He needed to look tough as Tommy Shelby, which required much more work than Murphy had ever put in and was prepared for. And while it's common for actors to change their bodies in the short term for movie roles, Murphy had to commit to working hard so he could look like his character throughout all six seasons of "Peaky Blinders." The Irish actor stated that the difference was usually "minimal," and films required him to "move faster and work faster," but he enjoyed the process anyway. [returning to the character](https://www.slashfilm.com/978083/peaky-blinders-gave-cillian-murphy-something-hes-never-experienced-as-an-actor/) during different stages in his life, and exploring everything there was to the beloved patriarch of the gangster family.

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Adrien Brody Tried to Persuade 'Peaky Blinders' Writers to Keep Him ... (IndieWire)

The Oscar winner joined Season 4 of the hit Netflix series as New York mobster Luca Changretta in 2017, starring in six episodes. But Brody was left wanting ...

So I think when the time comes, if there’s more story to be told, I’ll be there.” [Blonde](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/andrew-dominik-blonde-ana-de-armas-marilyn-monroe-details-release-date-cast-1234706667/)” actor continued, “A character like that was something that I’d been wanting to play for many years. Lead star Cillian Murphy confirmed the movie in the works, saying, “I’d be as excited as anybody to read a script. Brody also will be playing Charles V in “Emperor” and will star in “The Salamander Lives Twice” opposite Vera Farmiga. Steven Knight’s British crime series “Peaky Blinders” concluded its six seasons on Netflix, but creator Knight confirmed that the show will be getting a new life on the big screen. But Brody was left wanting more, and even tried to persuade the showrunners to keep him on for another season.

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How Adrien Brody Really Felt About Leaving Peaky Blinders (Looper)

Adrien Brody had a memorable guest-starring turn on "Peaky Blinders," and he recently revealed how he felt when his time on the show came to an end.

It had room for all of this fun stuff to honor a style in filmmaking and acting that I loved, and a style and character and lore within the foundations of family, mafia, honor, and all these things." It's not hard to imagine that some of his inspiration may have come from not wanting to let go of the character of Luca Changretta. After a rocky relationship with the Peaky Blinders gang in Season 4, Changretta is killed in retaliation by the organization. I did not want to go home." Like HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," it is also the story of a complicated man who rises to lead the enterprise, and how he balances his family life in conjunction with his corrupt organization. ["Peaky Blinders"](https://www.looper.com/348462/the-untold-truth-of-peaky-blinders/) takes a riveting look at the lives of the group of Birmingham, England gangsters that give the show its name.

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