‘The Circle’ Trailer: Emma Watson Is Being Watched
As evidenced by the popularity ofBlack Mirror, feeling uneasy about technology is just part and parcel of life in the developed world in 2017. Who among us hasn’t felt a twinge of anxiety about where our Facebook photos or Twitter posts could end up, or worried that someone could be watching through our built-in laptop cameras? We fret a bit, and then we keep sharing and posting and liking things anyway. Because what else are you going to do? Just not be a part of modern society?
InThe Circle, that stress gets taken to a whole other level when a bright young woman named Mae (Emma Watson) is hired by a powerful tech company that looks a bit like Google, Facebook, and Apple all rolled into one. At first, it seems like a warm and welcoming place with a tight-knit corporate culture — but pretty soon, she starts to see the true cost of ultimate transparency.Tom Hanksplays the company’s founder, andJohn Boyegaa mysterious colleague. WatchThe Circletrailer below.
The Circle Trailer
It’s not often we see Tom Hanks get to play a villain — and to be sure, the trailer leaves it ambiguous just what he’s up to. He could turn out to be a red herring in a story about some greater evil. But if he is indeed a bad guy inThe Circle, what perfect casting. Hanks has built an entire career on playing warm, friendly, trustworthy leading men, and it’s bound to be all the more disturbing when America’s Nice Dad reveals a sinister side. Particularly sinceThe Circleis being directed byJames Ponsoldt, who’s got a reputation for drawing out really great performances in films likeSmashed,The Spectacular Now, andThe End of the Tour.The Circleseems a bit out of his usual “intimate indie drama” wheelhouse, but it should be interesting to see what he cooks up.
