Launching Netflix adaptation feature for Remarkably bright creatures It went smoothly.
Author Shelby Van Pelt’s 2022 bestselling novel, director Olivia Newman’s film version stars Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Joan Chen and the voice of Alfred Molina as Marcellus the octopus. Remarkably bright creatures It debuted on the streaming platform on Friday and currently sits at No. 1 on Netflix’s top 10 movies list.
The film stars Field as a widow who bonds with a giant octopus in the Pacific Ocean while also connecting with a young man (Pullman) in need of guidance. In his review of Hollywood Reporterchief film critic David Rooney noted, “The gentle humor and depth of feeling are enough to sweep you away on a wave of emotion.” actually, Remarkably bright creatures Motivate TikTok users to post snapshots of themselves reacting to watching the movie and getting emotional.
Before publishing Echo Remarkably bright creatures In May 2022, on the occasion of Van Pelt’s debut, the author’s agent, Christine Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency, sent the manuscript to anonymous content manager Cassie Evashevsky. Anonymous represents Van Pelt Film and Television Rights acting on behalf of the agency.
“It was [during] “Coronavirus made me smile,” Ivashevsky said. THR The novel has since sold nearly four million copies and was a Jenna Bush Hager Book Club selection. “It was one of the few things I read at the time that made me feel good.”
After Evashevski took the script out to the producers, she heard from Bryan Unkeless and Peter Craig, who liked what they read and sent the book to Field, and the actress also heard about it from her son. Anonymous saw an opportunity to package the project and began developing the script, with the company’s David Levine serving as producer. Newman (Where Crawdads Sing) The film was directed from a screenplay by John Whittington, who adapted Van Pelt’s book.
“The story has a lot of humor, but it’s very emotionally moving,” says Ivashevsky, whose team stars Pullman, Chen and Molina. “It’s also very honest.” “It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes, there are blessed journeys from book to screen, and this is one of them. It was truly a surreal experience.”
