'Fahrenheit 451' teaser and first look images get intense makeover

HBO released a teaser and first look images for their upcoming film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 on Friday (IST). 

Based on Ray Bradbury's classic novel, the TV film depicts a future where media is an opiate, history is outlawed and "firemen" burn books. The name for the novel came from the fact that Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn.

The main cast of the movie includes Michael B Jordan as Montag, a young fireman who forsakes his world, battles his mentor and struggles to regain his humanity.

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Michael Shannon of Shape of Water fame will play Jordan's mentor Beatty.

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Sofia Boutella who was recently seen in Tom Cruise's The Mummy, plays Clarisse McClellan who is an informant caught between the competing interests of Montag and Beatty.

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YouTube star Lilly Singh aka Superwoman will play a tabloid reporter called Raven who works with the fire department to spread the ministry’s propaganda by broadcasting its book-burning raids to fans.

Watch the teaser

The movie is directed by Ramin Bahrani of 99 Homes fame.

In a statement released by HBO, Ramin said, "I have always loved Ray Bradbury’s prophetic novel Fahrenheit 451. Two years ago, as I looked at the world around me, it seemed like the ideal time to do a modern interpretation. I am grateful to HBO for helping me bring my vision of the film to audiences with this incredible cast.”

The TV movie is set to air in Spring. The exact release date is yet to be declared.