Photos From HBO’s “Fahrenheit 451” PremierePosted by Wilson Morales
May 10, 2018
Monday night (May 8), Blackfilm,com attended the premiere of HBO’s Fahrenheit 451, the sci-fi adaptation starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. The film will premiere at 8pm on May 19th, exclusively on HBO.
Based on Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel which depicts a future where media is an opiate, history is outlawed and “firemen” burn books, Jordan portrays Montag, a young fireman who forsakes his world and struggles to regain his humanity as he battles his mentor, fire captain Beatty, played by Shannon.
Sofia Boutella (“The Mummy,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service”) stars as Clarisse, an informant caught between the competing interests of Montag and Beatty.
The cast also includes Lilly Singh (“Bad Moms,” YouTube’s “Superwoman”) as Raven, a tabloid reporter who works with the fire department to spread the ministry’s propaganda by broadcasting its book-burning raids to fans.
The film is directed by Ramin Bahrani, who also serves as executive producer with Sarah Green, Michael B. Jordan, Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen. David Coatsworth produces. Ramin Bahrani and Amir Naderi are co-writers.
The book was previously adapted to film by director François Truffaut in 1966 in a version starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
