Remarkably Bright Creatures is filmed in Vancouver and Deep Cove
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Updated · Express · May 9
Remarkably Bright Creatures is filmed in Vancouver and Deep Cove
7 articles · Updated · Express · May 9
The Netflix film, released on 8 May, also used Vancouver Aquarium interiors, Lions Bay and Maple Ridge, with Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and Alfred Molina starring.
Deep Cove Yacht Club doubled as the fictional Sowell Bay Aquarium, while a real giant octopus named Agnetha was used in some scenes alongside CGI.
Adapted from Shelby Van Pelt's novel, the story follows widow Tova Sullivan's bond with octopus Marcellus; critics gave it 76% on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences 89%.
How did filmmakers blend a real octopus with CGI to create one of cinema's most memorable animal characters?
What does the unusual friendship between a widow and an octopus teach us about loneliness and finding connection?
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