The Circle

(The Circle)

 Credits

Cast

Mae
Emma Watson
Mercer
Ellar Coltrane
Bonnie Holland
Glenne Headly
Vinnie
Bill Paxton
Annie
Karen Gillan
Bailey
Tom Hanks
Beck
Beck
Dan
Nate Corddry
Jared
Mamoudou Athie
Beck Bandmate
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Beck Bandmate
Joey Waronker
Beck Bandmate
Michael Shuman
Beck Bandmate
Nicholas Valensi (Nick Valensi)
Ty
John Boyega
Partier
Regina Saldivar
Partier
Katie Costick
Julian
Julian Von Nagel (Julian von Nagel)
Marion
Amie McCarthy-Winn (Amie McCarthy)
Senator Williamson
Eve Gordon
Stenton
Patton Oswalt
Gina
Smith Cho
Matt
Amir Talai
Dr. Villalobos
Poorna Jagannathan
Congresswoman Santos
Judy Reyes
Sabine
Elvy Yost
Renata
Ellen Wong
Man from the Crowd
Steven Klein
EMT
Hunter Burke
Improv Actor
Drew Droege
Improv Actor
Jason Sheridan
Foreign Born Circler
Andrew Hwang
Foreign Born Circler
Mele Ihara
Foreign Born Circler
Sandeep Parikh
Foreign Born Circler
Adam Aseem Tiwari
Foreign Born Circler
Jimmy Wong
Advertising Circler
Lizzie Prestel
Young Circler
Melanie Steinmann
Older Circler
Ken Narasaki
Gretchen
Lauren Baldwin
Fiona Highbridge
Nicola Bertram
Person from the Crowd
Nick Peine
Mercer Seeker
Daniel William Jordan
Mercer Seeker
Alana Aimaq
Kevin
Fred Koehler (Frederick Koehler)
Laundry Worker
Michael Deadman (Michael Dean Russell Jr.)
Circler
Steven Adkins (*)
Circler
Natalie Stephany Aguilar (*)
Circler
Reverend John Atom (*)
Young Woman
Kelli Barksdale (*)
Circler
Shaylin Broady (*)
Circler
Lori Crow (*)
Laundry Worker
Paul Edney (*)
Mae's Deskmate #2
Jennifer Fernandez (*)
Circler
Jenine Giusto (*)
Guppy
Jedediah Jenk (*)
Circler
Allyson Nicole Jones (*)
Circler
Stephen Michael Joseph (*)
Circler
Slim Khezri (*)
Circler
Punnavith Koy (*)
Circler
Abraham Lim (*)
Circler
Shandel Love (*)
Circler
Dez Mabunga (*)
Circler
Jacob McAuliffe (*)
Circler
Rob Morris (*)
Tech Employee
Troy Murray (*)
Circler
Henry Nolin (*)
Circler
James O'Connor (*)
High Powered Circler
Claudia O'Doherty (*)
Circler
Afsheen Olyaie (*)
Circler
Samir Patel (*)
Circler
Parker Russell (*)
Pill Popping Circler
Patrick Russo (*)
Circler
Jasper Salon (*)
Circler
Derek Sulek (*)
Circler
Alan Trujillo (*)
Mae's Deskmate #1
Matt Van Beck (*)
Circler
Brandon Van Vliet (*)
Tech Employee
Johny Walsh (*)
Circler
Ara Woland (*)

Director

Directed by
James Ponsoldt

Writing credits

Screenplay
James Ponsoldt
Screenplay
Dave Eggers
Based on the novel by
Dave Eggers

Producer

Executive producer
Stefanie Azpiazu
Produced by
Anthony Bregman
Executive producer
Peter Cron
Co-producer
Sophia Dilley
Produced by
Gary Goetzman
Executive producer
Evan Hayes
Executive producer
Russell Levine
Produced by
James Ponsoldt
Executive producer
Federica Sainte-Rose
Executive producer
Ron Schmidt
Line producer
Alex Scott (Additional photography unit) (Alex G. Scott)
Executive producer
Steve Shareshian
Executive producer
Marc Shmuger
Executive producer
Sally Willcox

Music

Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Director of photography
Matthew Libatique

Casting

Casting director
Avy Kaufman

Production design

Production designer
Gerald Sullivan

Art direction

Art director
Sarah M. Pott
Art director
Sebastian Schroder

Set decoration

Set decorator
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set decorator
Sarah Sprawls

Costume design

Costume designer
Emma Potter

Makeup department

Wig maker
Stacey Butterworth (Tom Hanks)
Key hair stylist
Elizabeth Cortez
Makeup department head
Jane Galli
Hair department head
Kathrine Gordon

Production management

Post-production supervisor
J.M. Logan
Production manager
Caroline Ross
Production supervisor
Jeff Valeri

Assistant director

First assistant director
Nicolas Duchemin Harvard
Second second assistant director
Matti Klutz
Second assistant director
Chris O'Hara

Art department

Set dresser
Bart Barbuscia
Leadman
Jason Bedig
Assistant property master
Cameron Blake
Labor foreman
Doug Dow
Lead set designer
Timothy M. Earls
On set scenic
Carmine Goglia
Futurist consultant
Yvette Granata
Graphic designer
Megan Greydanus (Vfx)
Art department assistant
Lenna Karacostas
Lead scenic
Sean Lyons
Set dresser
Jaudi Negri
Concept artist
Luca Nemolato
Props
Erica Nese
On set dresser
Darren Patnode
Construction coordinator
Lars Petersen
Storyboard artist
Robin Richesson
Set property master
Patrick Russo
Set dresser
Lars Slind
Graphic designer
Karen Sori
Set dresser
Bryan Stanis
Property master
Amie McCarthy

Sound department

Sound studio manager
Robert Dehn
Adr mixer
Mitch Dorf
First assistant sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
Assistant sound editor
Jesse Garcia
Sound effects editor
Casey Genton
Adr mixer
Judah Getz
Production sound tech
Thomas Giordano (L.A. re-shoots)
Foley mixer
David Jobe
Boom operator
Randall L. Johnson
Dialogue editor
Susan Kurtz
Re-recording mixer
Michael Minkler
Additional re-recording mixer
Dror Mohar
Supervising sound editor
Dror Mohar
Adr mixer
Chris Navarro
Sound mixer
Lisa Pinero
Sound effects editor
D. Chris Smith
Adr mixer
Jerrell Suelto
Adr mixer
Dave Wilson

Visual effects

Environment artist
Togrul Alekperov
Vfx editor
Shiran Amir
Digital compositor
Subhrojyoti Banerjee (Base FX)
Compositor
Tanner Bartlett
Senior look development and lighting
Matthew E. Bell
Visual effects supervisor
Matthew Bramante
Senior compositor
John Brennick
Roto lead
Nathaniel Caauwe
Concept artist/matte painter
Michael Cheng (Stargate Studios)
Visual effects artist
Teague Chrystie
Visual effects producer
Anthony Clementi
Digital paint & roto department supervisor
Tony Como (BaseFX)
Visual effects coordinator
Peter Davis
Visual effects producer
Luis Felipe Delgado
VFX Production Assistant
Jingjing Fan (Visual effects)
Digital compositor
Blake Goedde
Matte painting supervisor
Brandon Gonzales (Stargate)
Visual effects artist
Nick Guth
Visual effects supervisor
Varun Hadkar (BaseFX)
Digital compositor
Bryan Haines
Compositor
Vivek Karmarkar (Base FX)
Digital compositor
Christopher Klassen
Digital compositor
Yoga Kurniawan
Visual effects producer
Gresham Lochner
Digital compositor
Harshal Mistry
Compositor
Stephen Morton
Senior compositor
Brad Moylan
Visual effects supervisor
Roger Nall
Visual effects production manager
Adam Pere (Crafty apes)
Visual effects
Nicholas Puhala
Visual effects editor
Todd M. Reynolds
Digital compositor
Mikaiel Russ
Visual effects producer
V.W. Scheich (Locktix)
Digital compositor
Cary Smith
Compositor
Carl Stern
Visual effects supervisor
John Stewart (StewartVFX)
Digital compositor
Takashi Takeoka
Visual effects
Liu Tiansheng (Digital painter: Base Fx)
Roto artist
Katie Williams
Digital compositor
Iqbal Zafar
Department Coordinator of Digital Paint and Roto
Becky Zhang (BaseFX)

Stunts

Stunt coordinator
Wade Allen
Stunt driver
Dean Bailey
Stunt actor
Kelli Barksdale
Stunts
Clay Cullen (Motorcycle)
Stunts
Chad Dashnaw
Stunts
Kristopher Giacomazzi
Stunt driver
Robert Nagle
Precision driver
Darlene Nesson
Water safety
Mark Rayner
Stunt double
Alice Rietveld (Emma Watson)

Camera

Lighting console programmer
Eric Androvich
Second assistant camera
Cristy Arboleda
Additional camera operator
Peter Berglund
Drone pilot
Steven Blizzard
Best boy electric
Kyle Bryson
Loader
Christopher Carlson
Grip
M. Shane Cates
Lighting technician
Mike Cruz
Rigging gafer
Tom Derose
Key grip
Tana Dubbe
Aerial dp
Jerry Dugan
Technocrane technician
Dustin Evans
Rigging electrician
Christopher Robin Faulkner
Lighting technician
Jake Ferrero
Gaffer
Jeff Ferrero
Rigging key grip
Charley Gilleran
Grip rigger
Quinn Grove
Lighting technician
Josh Hackney
Aerial dp
Austin Harris
Movi tech
Chris Herr
Steadicam/camera operator
Colin Hudson
Technocrane operator
Bogdan Iofciulescu
Video assist
Willow Jenkins
Digital imagining technician
Michael Kowalczyk
Additional photography
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
Drone pilot
Ziv Marom
Aclt rigging
Wayne Marshall
Lighting technician
Johan Martínez
Still photographer
Frank Masi
Camera operator
Thomas C. Miller
Drone visual observer
Scott Painter
Drone pilot
Trent Palmer
Lighting technician
Mickey Petersen
Edge arm operator
Robert Petrin
Drone Co-Pilot
Glenn Rauch
Hydrascope operator
James H Razo
Edge head technician
Patrick Redmond
Under water operator
Nicolas Restrepo
Supervising video engineer
Monte Swann
Lighting console programmer
Joshua D. Thatcher (Segment)
Drone Co-Pilot
Tony Thompson
Lighting technician
Eric Tolzmann
Lighting technician
Jeff Webster
Grip
Michael Koepke (*)

Wardrobe department

Costumer
Juliann M. Smith
Assistant costume designer
Hanna Shea
Set costumer
John Voght
Set costumer
Todd Voght
Key costumer
Tim Wegman
Production assistant
Alex Woehrle
Principal set costumer
Tricia Yoo
Costume supervisor
Valerie Zielonka
Costume assistant
Miranda Zorn

Editorial department

Vfx editor
Patrick J. Barry
Digital intermediate assist
Robert Bowman
Digital intermediate assist
Griffith Davies
Digital intermediate finishing artist
Monique Eissing
Digital intermediate assist
Josh Fapp
Digital intermediate assist
Danny Keefe
First assistant editor
Lara Khachooni
Digital intermediate assist
Devon Meadows
Colorist
Greg Pastore (Dailies)
Vfx editor
Brad Tobler
Post-production assistant
Steven Trebus
Digital intermediate colorist
Ian Vertovec
Post-production assistant
Adam Zucker

Music department

Music supervisor
Tiffany Anders
Orchestrator
Steve Bartek
Technical score assistant
Mikel Hurwitz
Score coordinator
Melisa McGregor
Scoring assistant
Annie Rosevear
Music coordinator
Taylor Rowley
Midi programming
Alex Ruger
Score preparation
Alex Ruger
Score production assistant
Alex Ruger
Music editor
Ellen Segal
Orchestrator
Edgardo Simone
Music scoring mixer
Noah Scot Snyder
Score preparation
Tyler Westen

Other crew

Production assistant
Brian Ankrum
Main Titles & Graphic Design
Aaron Becker
Production assistant
Jared Belt
Production accountant
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner (Additional photography)
Production assistant
Hillary Brant
Additional script supervisor
Barry L. Caldwell
Production assistant
Nick Charles
Production assistant
Nick Clark
Voice actress
Jessie Coblentz
Background talent
Roland Angelo Crisolo
Second assistant accountant
Ron J. DeGuzman
Dialect coach
Joy Ellison
Assistant to mr. schmidt
Lucas Evans
Assistant craft service
Amy Marie Fasano
Production assistant
Elizabeth Fish
Script supervisor
Steve Gehrke
Production assistant
Ashley Gressen
First assistant accountant
Ryan Hintz
Production legal
Sarah Hong
Production secretary
C.J. Izzo
Product placement executive
Jim Jaffe
Script clearances
Ashley Kravitz
Researcher
Daniela Kriston
Craft service
Meti Kusari
Key craft server
Heather Lapp
Production assistant
Matt Levin
Director of production travel
John Malakoff (ALTOUR travel)
Second assistant accountant
Kelly McCrossan
Insurance broker
Ross Miller
Assistant production coordinator
Blake Nabavi
Production assistant
Jeremy Nachbar
Marine coordinator
Michael Neipris
Business affairs/legal
Brian Nitzkin
Voice actor
Arthur Ortiz
Production assistant
William Ostroff
Production coordinator
Carrie A. Oyer
Additional key assistant location manager
Michael C. Parisi
Office production assistant
Joanne Ramos (Additional photography)
Assistant production coordinator
Kendra Rasmussen (Additional photography)
Stand-in
Angela Richardson
Medical consultant
Susie Schelling
Production coordinator
Wednesday Standley (Additional photography)
Photo double
Ann Marie Strucke (Emma Watson)
Insurance broker
Skylar A. Wilman
Set production assistant
Cait Wilson (Second unit)
Production assistant
Jacqueline Wilton
Production assistant
Shauna Winchester
Production intern
Lauren Rovere (*)
Production intern
Evan Yee (*)

(*) uncredited