Jordan’s Guy Montag shows little sign of the character Ray Bradbury’s novel eventually portrays him to be, and while we can assume he’ll begin to question his book-burning crusade, the trailer shows him firing on all anti-book cylinders.
HBO really hit the lottery landing both Michael Shannon and Michael B. Jordan for this TV film.
Shannon’s Captain Beatty, whose distaste for books is only matched by his seemingly iron grip on Montag, obviously plays an inspirational role for Montag’s story.
Jordan’s presence is especially awesome for HBO, as the actor is red-hot in Hollywood for his performance in Black Panther, and his popularity will likely still be intact in May when Fahrenheit 451 makes its premiere.