The first trailer for
James Ponsoldt's ("The End of the Tour") thriller The Circle has
landed online. Based on a novel of the same name by Dave Eggers, the film stars
Emma Watson as Mae Holland, a young woman who joins a powerful internet company
owned by Bailey (Tom Hanks), the charismatic leader who encourages his
employees to live their lives with complete transparency. But, what begins as
the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a
heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history,
privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
Opening in theaters
on April 28, 2017, The Circle also stars Karen Gillan, John Boyega, Bill Paxton,
Ellar Coltrane, Ellen Wong, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, Nate Corddry, and
Frederick Koehler.
When Mae Holland is
hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she
feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a
sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking,
and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online
identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan
office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those
who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and
activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous
musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and
brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench
by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most
influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant,
even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her
role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating
story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of
suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the
limits of human knowledge.
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