Emma Watson Spotted Doing Reshoots for ‘The Circle’

This spring Emma Watson, known as Hermione Granger and, more recently, Belle of Beauty and the Beast fame, discovers there is more than one kind of imprisonment. But unlike her stay in the Beast’s castle, it doesn’t require walls. In fact, it breaks them all.

The tagline for Watson’s new film, The Circle, is “Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.” But is it?

As Mae Holland, Watson is initially caught up in the whirlwind surrounding a charismatic leader in the tech industry. However, according to Wizards and What Not, the official synopsis hints that Holland may begin to question the CEOs ambitious idealism and the human cost of being too free. It says:

“As she rises through the ranks of the world’s largest tech and social media company, The Circle, Mae (Watson) is encouraged by company founder Eamon Bailey (Hanks) to live her life with complete transparency. But no one is really safe when everyone is watching.”

The Circle is set to confront viewers with those very same questions April 28th. But, though the date is fast approaching, it seems the sci-fi thriller is not quite ready for the silver screen yet.

Watson was recently spotted in New York with Tom Hanks and Patton Oswalt, who plays Tom Stenton, in what appears to be a reshoot of a scene from the film.

When your trying to meet with professors in the life science building but @EmmaWatson and Tom hanks keep strolling casually past you ? pic.twitter.com/MTzrsbJ9Ra

— Madi Neumaier (@MadiNeumaier) January 6, 2017

There could be any number of reasons for the reshoots. Perhaps the editor and director wanted a different angle on a scene or discovered that they needed a new scene altogether to make the plot flow more smoothly and keep the momentum of the film going. Or, perhaps they decided on an unanticipated twist or alternate ending!

Either way, its clear they’re working to perfect every detail in advance of the theatrical release, and we’ll be kept in suspense until then. In the meantime, you can read Leaky’s previous coverage of the film and view the trailer here.