Casting and financing
On December 15, 2014, Deadline reported that Tom Hanks would star in a film adaptation of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel The Circle, with James Ponsoldt writing and directing.[3] In January 2015, THR confirmed that Anthony Bregman would produce the film through his banner, Likely Story, along with Ponsoldt, Hanks, and Gary Goetzman.[3][4] 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 international sales.[5] IM GLOBAL later sold the rights to various distributors.[6] In June 2015, Emma Watson was officially set to play the lead role of Mae Holland in the film.[7][8] In August 2015, John Boyega was added to the cast.[9] In September 2015, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, and Ellar Coltrane joined the cast.[10][11][12][13][14]
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on September 11, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.[8][15] On September 17, filming was taking place in Pasadena.[16] Reshoots were done in January 2017.[17]
