The world has changed pretty substantially since Ray Bradbury wrote his speculative dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 in 1953. The book was released before internet, before our version of fake news, before tablets and social media and computers in general—and even though actual print books aren't in abundance to burn, the themes of that classic piece of literature remain as poignant as ever.

HBO has shared the first trailer for the upcoming film, which is due out in May, and stars Michael B. Jordan as Guy Montag and Michael Shannon as Captain Beatty. From the looks of it, this will be a dark thriller, taking cues from Blade Runner, with its towering faces of propaganda spewed by Shannon's character.

As HBO describes this "modern interpretation":

Starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, Fahrenheit 451 is based on Ray Bradbury's classic novel. In a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and "firemen" burn books, Jordan plays Montag, a young fireman who struggles with his role as law enforcer. Battling his mentor, fire captain Beatty, played by Shannon, he forsakes his world in an effort to regain his humanity.
The film is directed by Ramin Bahrani and written by Bahrani and Amir Naderi.

This post will be updated as more details about HBO's Fahrenheit 451 movie are released.