Netflix has announced that Lewis Pullman is all set to star alongside Sally Field in the upcoming adaptation of Shelby Can Pelt's popular novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. Also joining the cast are Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, and Sofia Black D'Elia.
Where the Crawdads Sing director Olivia Newman is helming the adaptation. The film has gone on floors in Vancouver.
In Remarkably Bright Creatures, Tova, a lonely elderly widow who works at an aquarium as a janitor, befriends and shares a unique relationship with Marcellus, a giant pacific octopus living at the facility. While a naive Tova forms an unlikely friendship and attachment with the sea animal, Marcellus, without her knowledge, has taken it upon himself to solve a mystery that will lead her to a life-changing discovery to heal her heart.
Popularly referred to as "that octopus book," Remarkably Bright Creatures was published in 2022 by Ecco and became a quick sensation through word-of-mouth. It has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for 64 weeks. Having sold over 2 million copies, the book reportedly went through a minimum of 30 printings.
Night Owl's Bryan Unkeless and Peter Craig are producing the adaptation along with Anonymous Content's David Levine. Night Owl's Alyssa Rodrigues, Anonymous Content's Tony Lipp, Erika Hampson, Newman, and Van Pelt serve as executive producers.
Some of Pullman's recent performances include Salem's Lot, Outer Range, and Top Gun: Maverick. He has Marvel's Thunderbolts* in the pipeline, which is set to hit theatres on May 2. Meaney, an Irish actor, can currently be seen in Safe Harbor, the European crime series. She is known for her performances in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Chen, who will next be seen in the remake of The Wedding Banquet, has also appeared in A Murder at the End of the World, the FX series. Kathy Baker was last seen in Love Is Love Is Love in 2020, and in the TV series Teacup last year. Beth Grant was seen in 5 episodes in 2023's Mayfair Witches and in four episodes in Carol & the End of the World. D'Elia's last performance was in I Love You Forever in 2024.