<p>Los Angeles: Irish star Cillian Murphy is set to headline a new feature film for Hollywood studio Universal Pictures.</p>.<p>Murphy, who recently bagged his maiden best actor Oscar trophy for Christopher Nolan's <em>Oppenheimer</em>, will star in a period mining drama, titled <em>Blood Runs Coal</em>, according to entertainment news outlet <em>The Hollywood Reporter.</em></p>.<p>The project is based on author Mark A Bradley’s non-fiction book <em>Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America.</em></p>.<p>The story is about the 1969 murder of mining union organiser Joseph “Jock” Yablonski, who was killed at home with his wife and daughter.</p>.<p>The killings followed Yablonski campaigning against a corrupt union leader, and sparked a lengthy investigation that unveiled shady dealings within the coal industry.</p>.Cillian Murphy returning as Tommy Shelby for 'Peaky Blinders' movie: Steven Knight.<p>Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth, who earlier worked on Tom Cruise's 'Edge of Tomorrow', will adapt the screenplay.</p>.<p><em>Blood Runs Coal</em> will be produced by John Davis and Jordan Davis through Davis Entertainment. Murphy and Alan Moloney will also produce under their banner Big Things Films.</p>.<p>Murphy's upcoming projects also include a sequel to his 2002 zombie hit <em>28 Days Later</em>, and a <em>Peaky Blinders</em> movie that will follow his long-running period gangster TV series.</p>
<p>Los Angeles: Irish star Cillian Murphy is set to headline a new feature film for Hollywood studio Universal Pictures.</p>.<p>Murphy, who recently bagged his maiden best actor Oscar trophy for Christopher Nolan's <em>Oppenheimer</em>, will star in a period mining drama, titled <em>Blood Runs Coal</em>, according to entertainment news outlet <em>The Hollywood Reporter.</em></p>.<p>The project is based on author Mark A Bradley’s non-fiction book <em>Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America.</em></p>.<p>The story is about the 1969 murder of mining union organiser Joseph “Jock” Yablonski, who was killed at home with his wife and daughter.</p>.<p>The killings followed Yablonski campaigning against a corrupt union leader, and sparked a lengthy investigation that unveiled shady dealings within the coal industry.</p>.Cillian Murphy returning as Tommy Shelby for 'Peaky Blinders' movie: Steven Knight.<p>Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth, who earlier worked on Tom Cruise's 'Edge of Tomorrow', will adapt the screenplay.</p>.<p><em>Blood Runs Coal</em> will be produced by John Davis and Jordan Davis through Davis Entertainment. Murphy and Alan Moloney will also produce under their banner Big Things Films.</p>.<p>Murphy's upcoming projects also include a sequel to his 2002 zombie hit <em>28 Days Later</em>, and a <em>Peaky Blinders</em> movie that will follow his long-running period gangster TV series.</p>