CLEVELAND (February 21, 2025) – Join the search for a missing pod of blue whales in the Indian Ocean and eavesdrop on a group of whales in the Gulf of California when “Blue Whales: Return of the Giants” opens on March 1 in the Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater at Great Lakes Science Center.
 
Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived, bigger than any dinosaur, yet we know surprisingly little about them. The film follows two scientific missions to learn more. First, join a high-risk mission to find a missing population of blue whales, not seen in 50 years, off the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Then, travel to Mexico’s Gulf of California where Diane Gendron, the “Blue Whale Whisperer,” and her team eavesdrop on whale conversations and explore the important role these remarkable animals play in the health of our oceans. Experience their spectacular feeding habits, their awesome long-distance communication, and their tender mother-calf bonds.
 
Narrated by award-winning actor Andy Serkis and featuring a score by Academy Award-winner Steven Price, the film will entertain audiences of all ages as it transforms our understanding of these iconic ocean giants.
 
“This movie is incredibly uplifting and powerful,” Serkis said. “Everyone assumes that because blue whales are the largest mammals on the planet, we should know a lot about them, but in fact that’s not the case. Learning what scientists are trying to do, to understand their behaviors, has been a real education for me. We need to find out more about creatures like these, because they inspire us to have hope. The film is a wonderful marriage of storytelling, fact-giving and entertainment.”
 
“Blue Whales: Return of the Giants” will screen at 1 and 3 p.m. daily, with an 11 a.m. screening on weekends and a 5 p.m. showing on Thursday evenings.  
 
About Great Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes Science Center is one of the top ten museums in the nation as celebrated by the 2025 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award for Best Science Museum. The Science Center hosted Total Eclipse Fest in 2024, one of the largest free eclipse events in the country, and is home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center. The Science Center makes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) come alive for more than 300,000 visitors a year through hundreds of hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibitions, the Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater, historic Steamship William G. Mather, daily science demonstrations, seasonal camps and more. The Science Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution, earned a 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, a leading provider of insight and data about the non-profit world. The Science Center is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Visit GreatScience.com for more information.
 

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