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Watch: Cillian Murphy seen in character as filming for Peaky Blinders movie continues in Black Country

Cillian Murphy has been spotted again as Tommy Shelby while the latest scenes for the Peaky Blinders film took place against a wintry backdrop in the Black Country.

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The Irish actor was pictured looking relaxed wearing the gangster's trademark flatcap and three-piece suit along the Dudley Canal on Wednesday (November 20).

The 48-year-old braved subzero conditions as filming continued for the eagerly-anticipated movie at the Bumble Hole Nature Reserve in Netherton.

The area around the beauty spot was closed off to the public and mooring for narrowboats suspended as production crews took over the area.

Cillian Murphy spotted filming in the Black Country. Photo: SWNS
Cillian Murphy spotted filming in the Black Country. Photo: SWNS

But fans still clamoured to try and get a glimpse of Cillian as he shot scenes on a barge as it travelled along the canal at the nearby Warrens Hall Nature Reserve.

One onlooker said: "Despite the freezing conditions, he looked pretty relaxed and was laughing and joking with the cast and crew. 

"They shot scenes on a narrowboat which went up and down the canal and a fair number of fans had gathered to try and get a look at him.

Cast and crew were spotted on the Dudley Canal at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve on Wednesday. Photo: Joseph Walshe / SWNS
Cast and crew were spotted on the Dudley Canal at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve on Wednesday. Photo: Joseph Walshe / SWNS

"If they wanted some atmospheric wintry shots for the film, they've picked the perfect day for it." 

The nature reserve and the Dudley Canal that passes through it was used as an outdoor film set by Oblik Productions Ltd for the second time in a number of weeks.

Cillian Murphy has once again taken up his role as Tommy Shelby for the new film. Photo: Joseph Walshe / SWNS
Cillian Murphy has once again taken up his role as Tommy Shelby for the new film. Photo: Joseph Walshe / SWNS

A large quantity of props, including coal sacks, barrels and carts, were spotted gathered on site alongside canal boats, with filming crew also spotted there on Tuesday.

The Peaky Blinders film, named "The Immortal Man", will appear on Netflix and is set to be released either late 2025 or early 2026.

It was a wintry scene at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve as funding was underway. Photo: Emma Trimble / SWNS
It was a wintry scene at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve as funding was underway. Photo: Emma Trimble / SWNS

The gritty BBC series ran from 2013 to 2022 and followed the rise of the Shelby family from after the First World War.

Cameras descended on the Dudley Canal at Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall Nature Reserve. Photo: Emma Trimble / SWNS
Cameras descended on the Dudley Canal at Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall Nature Reserve. Photo: Emma Trimble / SWNS

The film is now expected to pick up the family's fortunes a few years later entering the Second World War years.