Lewis Pullman will star as Cameron alongside Sally Field's Tova in the feature film adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Based on the bestselling novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly octopus, the film will also feature Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy… pic.twitter.com/oYfyGyGGa2

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Ensemble Cast Joins Sally Field in Feature Adaptation of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' for Netflix

Cast: Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick and Lessons in Chemistry), Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Bring Them Down), Joan Chen (Dìdi, The Wedding Banquet), Kathy Baker (The Ranch, Edward Scissorhands), Beth Grant (Little Miss Sunshine, No Country For Old Men) and Sofia Black D'Elia (Single Drunk Female, The Night Of) join Sally Field

Director: Olivia Newman

Writers: Olivia Newman and John Whittington

Producers: Bryan Unkeless & Peter Craig for Night Owl, David Levine for Anonymous Content

Executive Producers: Alyssa Rodrigues for Night Owl, Tony Lipp for Anonymous Content, Erika Hampson, Olivia Newman, Shelby Van Pelt and Alisa Tager

Logline: Tova, an elderly widow, forms an unlikely friendship with the curmudgeonly Marcellus - a giant pacific octopus that lives at the aquarium where she works. Unbeknownst to Tova, Marcellus is on a mission to solve a mystery that will heal the widow's heart and lead her to a life-changing discovery.

The film is based on the beloved novel by Shelby Van Pelt, which has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 64 weeks to date.