John Boyega Cast in James Ponsoldt's Upcoming Film 'The Circle'

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From Star Wars to Silicon Valley. Actor John Boyega has been cast in one of the main lead roles in James Ponsoldt’s upcoming new film The Circle, an adaptation of Dave Eggers’ book The Circle. With big news about Google and Amazon recently, including stories about the many people who work at those companies, it makes sense that this project is suddenly being pushed ahead. Last year we posted that Tom Hanks was circling a role, and Deadline confirms he’s cast in The Circle along with Emma Watson. Boyega is the latest addition. He’ll play Ty, the “iconized boy-wonder visionary of the Circle, an Internet monopoly which links users’ personal emails, social media, banking and purchasing with their universal operating system. The result is one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.” Sounds fun, I trust in Ponsoldt. ›››

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