HBO Films has released a trailer for its upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Michael B. Jordan (Creed) stars as protagonist Guy Montag, a “fireman” tasked with burning books in a dystopian society where people are happily kept ignorant by their government.

Michael Shannon (Shape of Water) co-stars as his boss Captain Beatty and stunner Sofia Boutella – of Mummy, Atomic Blonde, Kingsman fame – plays Clarisse, the young woman who opens his eyes to a new world. It looks all kinds of good, just wish it were a series. Premieres in May.

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