AceShowbiz - The upcoming Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man marks the return of Cillian Murphy to the gritty British gangster saga, set against the backdrop of World War II. This new film explores a period where Nazis and British gangsters intersect, but Murphy stresses that the movie is not meant to be a heavy political treatise.

Speaking with The Sunday Times, Murphy emphasized that while the presence of Nazis is central, the film handles the subject with a light touch rather than delving into intense political discourse. He explained, "That's profoundly upsetting, but this film wears that lightly - it's not 'The Zone of Interest,' let's put it that way." He further noted his desire to avoid any work that feels preachy or dogmatic, stating that films should not dictate emotions but instead provoke questions.

The film reunites Murphy with series creator Steven Knight, who wrote the screenplay, and director Tom Harper. This project is the first return to the Peaky Blinders universe since the television series ended its six-season run from 2013 to 2022.

Murphy described the film as an entertaining action piece with emotional depth, saying, "This should be an entertaining action film with a big heart. But if you want to look closer it could be provocative too. The best mainstream entertainment operates simultaneously on those levels."

He drew a parallel between this film and his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, which earned him the Best Actor Oscar. Both films, he suggested, offer a dual experience as grand cinematic spectacles and thoughtful social commentaries. "If you want to talk about where we are in the world and look at how close we are to nuclear f-king Armageddon, you can think about 'Oppenheimer' in that way. But if you just want to look at a great film with big explosions then that's cool as well," he said.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is scheduled for release in select cinemas on March 6, followed by a Netflix premiere on March 20.