Cillian Murphy is ready to play the most emotional role in the upcoming Netflix movie Steve.
The Oscar winner will play the role of Steve, a reform school teacher who is struggling to prevent his institution from closing while also struggling with his mental health.
Netflix has released the first look — image of Murphy in Stevewhich is based on Max Porter’s critically acclaimed 2023 short story Shy.
The film is directed by the Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants, famously known for Little things like these, and produced town of Cillian Murphy, Alan Moloney and Tina Pawlik.
It is worth mentioning that the role is said to be Murphy’s most emotionally complex role yet.
According to the streaming giant, “Seen in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times Bestseller Shy. The film follows a central day of the life of head teacher Steve (Oscar winner Cillian Murphy) and his students at a last chance school that is in the world that has left them.” “
“As Steve struggles to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, we witness him who struggles with his own mental health,” they added further.
The film is scheduled for premiere on Netflix on October 3, 2025.
In particular, Cillian Murphy is also confirmed to appear in Danny Boyle’s 28 years later, The successor to the cult classic 28 days later.
