Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
A lonely elderly widow named Tova forms an unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly cephalopod octopus named Marcellus, but unbeknownst to her, Marcellus is on a mission to solve a mystery that will heal the widow’s heart and lead her to a life-changing discovery.
Director: Olivia Newman
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Sally Field as Tova |
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Lewis Pullman as Cameron |
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Alfred Molina as Marcellus (voice) |
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Colm Meaney as Ethan |
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Joan Chen as |
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Kathy Baker as |
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Beth Grant as Barb |
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Donald Sales as Terry |
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Sofia Black-D'Elia as Avery |
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Laura Harris as Andie |
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Meghan Heffern as Young Tova |
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Brandon McEwan as Erik |
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Emily Giannozio as Daphne |
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Miles Marthaller as Young Erik |
| Writing | Olivia Newman | Writer |
| Production | Alyssa Rodrigues | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Levine | Producer |
| Production | Tony Lipp | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Whittington | Writer |
| Production | Bryan Unkeless | Producer |
| Production | Peter Craig | Producer |
| Directing | Olivia Newman | Director |
| Writing | Shelby Van Pelt | Novel |
| Camera | Ashley Connor | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jennifer Morden | Production Design |
| Art | Victoria Pearson | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Chris Duesterdiek | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dickon Hinchliffe | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tamara Meem | Editor |
| Production | Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Production | Lindsay Graham Ahanonu | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Chris Ritvo | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Taylor W. Rockwell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Jennifer Clarke | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Mark G. Alexander | Gaffer |
| Sound | Chris Duesterdiek | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ai-Ling Lee | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Susan Dawes | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dan Kenyon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |