Tom Hanks Could Star In Dave Eggers' The Circle — collider.com

How prescient.  Tom Hanks is attached to produce, along with his Playtone partner Gary Goetzman, the film adaptation of the new Dave Eggers novel The Circle.  While there’s no firm confirmation that Hanks will star in the film, it’s very much being touted as a starring vehicle for the actor so he’s attached in that capacity as well. The rights to the project, adapted for the screen by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) go on the bidding block this Wednesday, brokered by both UTA and CAA.  And the material actually sounds quite interesting.  Definitely appropriate for an era where we use our fingerprints to pay for things.  Hit the jump for more on The Circle.

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