The launch for Netflix‘s feature adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures has gone swimmingly.
Adapting author Shelby Van Pelt’s best-selling 2022 novel, director Olivia Newman‘s film version stars Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Joan Chen and the voice of Alfred Molina as octopus Marcellus. Remarkably Bright Creatures debuted on the streaming platform Friday and currently holds the No. 1 film spot on Netflix’s top 10 rankings.
The movie stars Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus while also connecting with a young man (Pullman) in need of direction. In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, chief film critic David Rooney noted that “its gentle sense of humor and depth of feeling are enough to sweep you away on a wave of emotion.” Indeed, Remarkably Bright Creatures has spurred TikTok users to post footage of themselves reacting to watching the film and getting emotional.
Before Ecco published Remarkably Bright Creatures in May 2022, marking Van Pelt’s debut, the author’s agent Kristin Nelson from Nelson Literary Agency sent the manuscript to Anonymous Content manager Kassie Evashevski. Anonymous represents Van Pelt’s film and television rights to the work on behalf of the agency.
