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Paul Rudd to Narrate Nat Geo’s ‘Secrets of the Octopus’ (EXCLUSIVE)


Paul Rudd has been tapped to narrate "Secrets of the Octopus," the third installment of National Geographic's “Secrets Of…” franchise.

“As the leader in natural history storytelling, we are constantly thinking about ways to re-energize and re-invigorate how we tell these types of stories,” Tom McDonald, head of global unscripted & factual, National Geographic, told Variety exclusively. “With ‘A Real Bug’s Life,’ we gave bugs attitude by giving them a mischievous tone with clever narration from Awkwafina; In ‘Queens,’ with a female-led production team, we flipped the previously male-dominated narrative on its head, and brought a completely new feel to the genre with music and editing I have not seen before; and in the ‘Secrets Of’ franchise, we are partnered with arguably the world’s most dedicated super star conservationist in James Cameron, who always brings a unique and distinct vision to storytelling. In this installment, “Secrets of the Octopus” looks at the creature as like “aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood, and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeball.

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