Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon to Headline Fahrenheit 451 Movie for HBO
Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon are feeling the heat.
The actors will star in an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s iconic 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 for HBO Films, our sister site Deadline reports.
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In Bradbury’s dystopian tale, media is an opiate, history is outlawed and “firemen” burn books, which catch fire at the titular temperature. Friday Night Lights vet Jordan will play the young fireman Montag, who begins to question his profession and battles his mentor Beatty (Boardwalk Empire alum Shannon) while struggling to regain his humanity.
Fahrenheit 451 was previously adapted into a 1966 film starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
The HBO project reunites Shannon with Fahrenheit 451 scribes Amir Naderi and Ramin Bahrani, who wrote the 2014 feature 99 Homes, in which the actor starred. Bahrani is also set to direct the movie.
Are you excited to see HBO’s take on the classic novel? Hit the comments with your thoughts!
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