And today, in an all-too-timely casting notice, a third star has upped the profile of this big-ticket TV movie even further.
Deadline reports that hot off a wave of buzz for her starring turn as The Mummy’s undead princess, Sofia Boutella has joined the cast as Clarisse, one of Guy’s fellow subversives and perhaps … something more.
We’ll get a chance to really see what she’s made of when she works under director Ramin Bahrani, whose 99 Homes placed a greater emphasis on character than on spectacle.
As we gradually approach a Fahrenheit 451-type juncture in the real world, HBO Films has kindly taken the edge off by announcing their plans to mount a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel.