Sally Field to Star in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Adaptation for Netflix
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Sally Field is in talks to star in “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” a film adaptation of the novel by Shelby Van Pelt.
Netflix has acquired the project, which is in early stages of development. Olivia Newman, the filmmaker of last summer’s sleeper hit “Where the Crawdads Sing,” is directing the movie and co-writing the screenplay with John Whittington (“Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” “The Lego Batman Movie”).
Netflix declined to comment. “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” Van Pelt’s debut novel, was released in 2022 and became a best-seller in 2023.
The story follows a lonely widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant octopus. After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she begins working the night shift as a janitor at a local aquarium.
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