The Circle (2016 film)

The Circle
Directed by	James Ponsoldt
Produced by	Anthony Bregman Gary Goetzman Tom Hanks James Ponsoldt
Screenplay by	James Ponsoldt
Based on	The Circle by Dave Eggers
Starring	Tom Hanks Emma Watson John Boyega Karen Gillan Patton Oswalt Bill Paxton Ellar Coltrane Poorna Jagannathan
Music by	Danny Elfman
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Edited by	Lisa Lassek
Production companies	Image Nation Abu Dhabi Likely Story Playtone
Distributed by	EuropaCorp
Country	United States
Language	English

The Circle is an upcoming American science-fiction drama film directed and written by James Ponsoldt, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dave Eggers. The film stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, and Bill Paxton. Principal photography began on September 11, 2015 in Los Angeles.

Cast

• Emma Watson as Mae Holland
• Tom Hanks as Bailey
• John Boyega as Kalden
• Karen Gillan as Annie Allerton
• Patton Oswalt as Tom Stenton
• Bill Paxton as Mae's father
• Glenne Headly as Mae's mother
• Ellar Coltrane as Mercer
• Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Jessica Villalobos
• Jimmy Wong as Mitch

Production

On December 15, 2014, Deadline reported that Tom Hanks would be next starring in the film adaptation of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel The Circle, which James Ponsoldt would write the script and also direct the film. No studios and financiers were attached at the time, but Hanks and Gary Goetzman would be producing the film through Playtone. In January 2015, THR confirmed that Anthony Bregman would produce the film through his banner Likely Story along with Ponsoldt, Hanks and Goetzman. On May 11, 2015, it was announced that Image Nation Abu Dhabi would fully finance the film together with Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, while IM Global would handle the international sales. On May 11, 2015, Alicia Vikander was set to star in the film. On May 20, 2015, IM Global sold the rights to different independent territories in the world at 2015 Cannes Film Festival. On May 23, 2015, Deadline revealed that producers offered Emma Watson to play the female lead in the film as Vikander was likely to drop off the project due to scheduling conflicts after the announcement that she was in talks to join two films: Jason Bourne and Assassin's Creed. In the mid-June 2015, director Ponsoldt confirmed during an interview that Vikander would not be starring the film and Watson was not officially on board but she would be one possibly to star in the film, while shooting would take place in September and October. Later on June 23, 2015, Vikander was confirmed for Bourne 5, so she was officially out of the project. On June 24, 2015, Variety confirmed that Watson had officially set to play the lead role of Mae Holland in the film. On August 19, 2015, John Boyega was added to the cast of the film to play Kalden, a mysterious man Mae encounters at work. On September 1, 2015, Karen Gillan was cast in the film to play Annie, a warm, cute and intelligent member of The Circle. On September 11, 2015, Patton Oswalt joined the cast to play Tom Stenton, an Italian and one of three founders of the Circle. On September 16, 2015, Bill Paxton joined the film for an unspecified role. on September 29, 2015, Ellar Coltrane joined the cast of the film portraying the role of Mercer.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on September 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. On September 17, filming was taking place in Pasadena.

Release

In February 2016, EuropaCorp acquired U.S and Canadian distribution rights to the film.

External links

• The Circle at IMDb