Rebecca Ferguson Joins Cillian Murphy In ‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie At Netflix

Dune and Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming Peaky Blinders movie. Ferguson is the first high-profile name set opposite the previously announced Cillian Murphy. Details about Ferguson’s role are being kept under wraps.

As Deadline reported exclusively last month, Netflix has greenlighted a Peaky feature that will see Oscar winner Murphy in a return to the iconic role of Tommy Shelby, leader of the eponymous Birmingham gangster family. 

Tom Harper is directing from a script by Peaky creator Steven Knight. Producers are Caryn Mandabach, Knight, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren and David Mason. The feature will be made in association with BBC Film. 

Plot details are being kept close to the vest, but Knight told Deadline in April that a movie story would be set during World War II. Production is expected to begin this year.

Ferguson most recently reprised her role as Lady Jessica in Denis Villenueve’s $712M worldwide-grossing Dune: Part Two. She is also well known for starring opposite Tom Cruise in three Mission: Impossible films including last summer’s Dead Reckoning – Part One and recently wrapped production on MGM Studios’ sci-fi thriller Mercy opposite Chris Pratt.

Also on deck, the busy and in-demand Ferguson has been confirmed to star in Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming untitled feature for Netflix.

On television, Ferguson stars in and executive produces Apple TV+ drama Silo, which will soon be announcing the premiere date for season 2. Ferguson will be at Comic-Con this weekend in support of the hit sci-fi series.

Other credits for Ferguson include Michael Gracey’s The Greatest Showman opposite Hugh Jackman, Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman opposite Michael Fassbender and Tate Taylor’s The Girl on the Train alongside Emily Blunt.

Ferguson is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Chalcot Square Management.