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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The Circle has released a tense first trailer starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. USA Today debuted a preview Tuesday that sees recent college graduate Mae Holland (Watson) and her colleague Kalden (John Boyega) discover the dark side of The Circle, a powerful technology company run by the charismatic Eamon Bailey (Hanks).
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The Circle is based on the David Eggers novel of the same name. The movie is directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), and co-stars Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Ellar Coltrane and Poorna Jagannathan.
"Mae asks many of the same questions [as other grads]. She's struggling, living with her parents, looking for meaning and frustrated," Ponsolt told USA Today. "She lands her dream job. Then things start to get weird."
"Bailey's notion is that knowing is good, and knowing everything is better. He believes all experiences should be available to everyone, not only the privileged or people who can afford them. He's deeply interested in technology that can make people share all human experiences with everyone," he added.
"The Circle is probably like many tech companies, pushing the ethical boundaries over how much autonomy and freedom we should have and how much privacy we should have," the director said.
Ponsoldt previously said in a statement that Watson's "incredible talent, sensitivity and deep intelligence" will bring "an electric energy" to The Circle. The movie opens in theaters April 28, 2017.
