Where was The Circle filmed?

Mae Holland (Emma Watson) is on her way for a job interview at The Circle and is talking to her friend Annie Allerton (Karen Gillan) while driving. Annie got Mae the job interview at The Circle. She is giving Mae a brief description of the job: "Remember, it's just customer experience. So, answer phones, help people, what you're already doing but now a real company." Mae is excited and says, "I know, it's perfect." Annie says, "Tons of people started there." Mae, still excited, says, "I know, I know. Thank you."

Annie gets exasperated, "Stop saying that. We're hiring a hundred people this month. One of them might as well be you. This doesn't mean you're in. You have to kill the interview. Know The Circle inside out. I'm back next week. By then you'll be hired if you kill the interview." Mae is overwhelmed and responds, "Right, good."

The only way to get to this highway is if visitors drive through since it is not possible to visit The Circle location without a car. To get here from San Francisco, turn left onto CA-2, Angeles Crest Hwy. You can see the surrounding landmarks against those shown in The Circle. However, the rise of the circle building is inserted via CGI, so you would not be able to see the circular behemoth.

Mae Holland gets the new job at The Circle. On her first day there, Mae's friend Annie shows her around and tries to get Mae acquainted with the vastness of the office complexes and rec areas. Annie takes off, "Alright, heliport, gym, daycare, organic farm, petanque." Mae is confused and asks, "Petanque?" Annie giggles and says, "It's like bocce, but French."

Annie continues, all excited, "Tetherball, lap pool, social pool, doga (yoga with dogs). Kennel, nightclub, salon, maker space, rock climbing, trampoline, clinic, volleyball." They walk a little ahead and see a few Tibetan monks walking past. However, Annie continues, "Content people, news, arts, film, engineers, management and me, advertising and you." Saying this, she points to a beautiful glass and white building. She then takes Mae through an elevator where the interior is synced to sensors that read IDs and show photographs of people from their individual social accounts as a way of saying 'Hello.'

Many viewers felt this was one of the best scenes in The Circle. While this filming was part of a set, the inspiration for the offices of The Circle was taken from the corporate headquarters of Googleplex, Meta, and more. To get here, hop onto bus number 40 and get off at the Charleston and Google (W) stop. From this bus stop, you can walk for 5 minutes to reach the entrance.

In this scene, Mae Holland speaks to her followers on her live feed. She is walking them through The Circle campus and comes across an art sculpture that many followers have been asking her about. Mae walks towards the metallic art sculpture with suspended handcuffs.

Mae explains, "A lot of you guys have been asking me about this sculpture, which is a treat for me. I finally get to use my art history degree. This was made by an artist who has frequently been in trouble in his own country. I wanna thank all the watchers who sent frowns to the government there, both for their persecution of the artist and for their restriction on Internet freedoms. We have sent 180 million frowns from the US alone. You can bet that's gonna have an effect on the regime."

This scene was shot with the help of green screens for the background and greenery from the location to ensure that the Circle office building is seen in the background. To get to this gorgeous The Circle filming location, hop onto Metro Gold Line, get off at Filmore, and walk for approximately 5 minutes to reach the college.

Mae Holland (Emma Watson) puts up a picture on The Circle social media about how her friend Mercer Regalado (Ellar Coltrane) makes beautiful chandeliers out of deer antlers. While she does this to help her friend, the entire thing backfires, and Mercer starts receiving death threats from people who think he kills the deer to make the chandelier. As a result, Mercer comes to Mae's office to discuss it with her.

Mercer corners her and tells her, "The stuff you posted about my work.." Mae asks, "The chandeliers?" He says, "Yea, I know you meant well, but they started calling me a deer killer. There's a campaign to shut me down. I wasn't even online. I was working. And when I checked my email, there were death threats." Mae says she's sorry, but Mercer looks at her horrified, "Death threats, Mae!"

This filming location of The Circle is the incredibly popular Skyview Capital building at 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles. Get here, click some fabulous pictures, catch the number 4 Downtown LA-Broadway-Venice bus, and get off at Santa Monica/ Ave of the Stars.

Mae is heartbroken and goes kayaking alone, where she is crying in her kayak in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. Just before this scene, she is at a gathering with her parents, and they are talking about how Mercer's antler chandelier business is doing well. They are trying to get her to date Mercer for a while because they feel he is a nice boy. Mae tries to avoid the topic each time and changes the subject. She says, "Did I tell you I'm up to an 87 so far? They say that's pretty good for a guppy."

Hearing this, her father chuckles and asks, "Who's a guppy?" He suddenly gets uneasy and asks Mae's mother to help him. As he gets up, his pants are soiled. Mae feels extremely sad about his MS (Multiple Sclerosis) medical condition and that she can't do anything about it. Even the medical bills are rising, and insurance isn't helping.

Out of all The Circle locations, this famous landmark needs no introduction. The famous Golden Gate Bridge is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To get to the bridge, hop onto the 101 bus and get off at Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza stop. Walk for a minute to Vista Point. This is one of the greatest vantage points for the Golden Gate bridge.

As Mae climbs the corporate ladder in The Circle, she presents new technology in front of her colleagues in a theater. It's called Soul Search and helps in finding people within 20 minutes. While the first random example is a success, she realizes she has made a huge mistake by allowing her colleagues to dictate they should find her friend, Mercer, using the new 'Soul Search.'

People immediately triangulate Mercer, and he is swamped by drones and small cameras, causing a scare. He zips into his pick-up truck and drives out at breakneck speed, trying to escape, yet he is followed relentlessly. Mae speaks to him through the camera devices and tries to calm him down, "Mercer. Mercer, stop driving. It's just me. Mercer, stop the truck. You're surrounded by friends." Mercer doesn't listen to her, and the drone comes in front of his car while he is on a bridge. He swerves to avoid it and ends up going over the railing with his truck and plummeting to his untimely death.

While there aren't many The Circle action scenes, this tragic one was shot at Breakneck Canyon in Los Angeles County. The bridge is beautiful, and people do not go off it. The security and safety features are excellent. Visitors can get here by taking the CA-70 N to Retson Rd. Once you get to Retson Rd, take the exit onto the R Line.