Cillian Murphy Responds To Rumour Jason Statham Was Up For Thomas Shelby Role

Although we've now witnessed the final ever season of the show, the hype for the Brummy gangsters is still at an all time high, with creator Steven Knight previously confirming a movie is in the works.

"But I can say that my plan from the beginning was to end Peaky with a movie. That is what is going to happen."

Max asked: "Jason Statham was in the mix to play Shelby?"

To which the real Thomas Shelby actor laughed off those rumours and said: "I think that might be a pocketful.

"I mean it's a good story isn't it?

"Me and him always seem to be up for the same parts."

Well, the feature film is what all fans are looking forward to and Knight has lifted the lid on what we can expect.

"It's now a situation where the world… you know, around the world, the Peaky world, it's got so much energy, and so much following, and such a huge fanbase, that you think: 'Well, let's just carry on.' So we do."

With regards to casting, he added: "There are so many people, so many great actors, that we are already, sort of, in conversation with for the film, and for whatever follows.

"But I think what we want to do is keep surprising people, and keep breaking new talent.

"Because it's all out there, and there is a sort of consistency – what we're doing is finding really good actors from a working-class sort of background, and telling that story.

"That's what we're trying to do."

There is currently no set release date for the movie.