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Per THR:
EDIT: This is going to be a TV movie for HBO.
The guys behind "99 Homes" are directing and writing as well.The cabler is developing a TV adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, with Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon attached to star. The project is inching toward a formal production commitment.
The drama is based on Bradbury's 1953 dystopian novel of the same name. The HBO pic depicts a future where media is an opiate, history is outlawed and "firemen" burn books and revolves around Montag, a young fireman who forsakes his world, battles his mentor and struggles to regain his humanity.
Jordan (Creed, Friday Night Lights) is set to star as Montag, while Shannon will return to HBO following Boardwalk Empire to play Beatty, Montag's fireman captain and mentor. The casting reunites Shannon with Fahrenheit co-writers Ramin Bahrani and Amir Naderi after he starred in their feature 99 Homes.
Bahrani (99 Homes) is set to co-write the script and direct the telepic via his Noruz Films banner. Naderi (99 Homes) is the other writer on the movie. Jordan will exec produce via his Outlier Productions. Sarah Green will serve in the same capacity via her Brace Cove Productions. Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen will also exec produce; with David Coastsworth set to produce. For Jordan, Fahrenheit 451 is outside of his overall film and TV deal with Skydance and comes as he continues to make a push on the producing side. He already has a TV project in development at Skydance as part of his overall deal with the indie studio.
EDIT: This is going to be a TV movie for HBO.