Michael B. Jordon (Creed) and Michael Shannon (Man of Steel) are set to star in the upcoming HBO movie adaptation of the classic Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, according to Variety.
Jordan will reportedly play Montag, a fireman who tries to shake off the role he’s taken on after meeting Clarisse, who teaches him about the past.
Bahrani, who recently directed Shannon in 99 Homes, will co-write the script with Amir Naderi, as well as directing the film.
In the dystopian novel, television and media exist to numb the populace, history has been eradicated and “fireman” burn all the books.