Remarkably Bright Creatures, starring Sally Field as a lonely widow who befriends a giant octopus, goes into production in Vancouver this week.
The big Netflix movie, filming under the working title Curveball, has been spotted prepping on-location shoots in and around North Vancouver’s Deep Cove.
@yvrshootstweets Lots of filming in Deep Cove over the next few weeks. I believe at Cates Park too this week. pic.twitter.com/GbDo8idFgm
— James Isham (@JamesIsham16) March 2, 2025
Related: Netflix Movie Remarkably Bright Creatures with Sally Field Filming in Vancouver
The movie is adapted from Shelby Van Pelt’s best-selling “Octopus book”.
After Tova Sullivan (Sally Field)’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
Remarkably Bright Creatures:
Working title: Curveball.
BC filming dates: March 03 2025 – April 15 2025
Director: Olivia Newman.
Cast: Sally Field.
Soundstages:
Producers: Anonymous Content, Netflix.