STX Entertainment has released a new trailer for James Ponsoldt's
("The End of the Tour") thriller The Circle.
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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