STX Entertainment has unveiled the second trailer forThe Circle, written and directed byJames Ponsoldt(The Spectacular Now) and based onDave Eggers' best-selling novel. This comes just a few months after thefirst Circle trailerdebuted in December, giving us our first glimpse at a unique social media company that is literally watching the entire world. The highly-anticipated thriller has an incredible ensemble cast, and opens in theaters nationwide on August 22, 2025.
The Circleis a gripping modern thriller, set in the not-too-distant future, starringEmma Watson(Harry Potter),Tom Hanks(Sully) andJohn Boyega(Star Wars: The Force Awakens). When Mae (Emma Watson) is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech &social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks), to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes theboundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom.
Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.Alicia Vikanderwas once attached to star as Mae, beforeEmma Watsoncame aboard to portray thelead character. The supporting cast also includesPatton Oswalt,Bill Paxton,Karen GillanandBoyhoodstarEllar Coltrane.STX Entertainmenthas set an August 10, 2025 release date for this thriller, which will go up against Pantelion’s comedyHow to Be a Latin Lover, starringKristen Bell,Rob LoweandMichael Cera, Open Road Films’The Promise, starringChristian BaleandOscar Isaacalong with an untitled horror film from Blumhouse. It also debuts just a week before Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2kicks off the summer movie season.
Dave Eggersoriginal novel portrayedThe Circleas an Internet monopoly, which 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. The novel turns into a contemporary thriller about the perils of life in a digital age where personal data is collected, sifted and monetized and used for surveillance, renderingprivacy obsolete. This project marksTom Hanks' second withDave Eggers, who wroteA Hologram for the King, which hit theaters back in April.
James Ponsoldtdirects from his own adapted screenplay, based on the novel byDave Eggers.The Circleis produced byGary Goetzman,Tom Hanks,Anthony BregmanandJames Ponsoldt.Tom HanksandGary Goetzman, who both run the production company Playtone Pictures together, also producedA Hologram for the Kingand the comedy sequelMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which both hit theaters last spring. They are both also producing the TV mini seriesLewis and Clark, along with the upcoming biopicFelt, which follows the life of the real-life “Deep Throat,“Mark Felt, who blew the lid off the Watergate scandal. Take a look at the new trailer forThe Circlebelow.
