"Billie Eilish is in "advanced talks" to star in it, Deadline reports. She'd play the main character, Esther Greenwood, and it would be her debut role in a film (she has acted for TV though, in Donald Glover and Janine Nabers' Prime Video series Swarm)."
"Sarah Polley (Women Talking, Away From Her) will direct and write the screenplay, and Deadline says Focus Features is closing a deal to back and distribute the film in the US, with Joy Gorman Wettels, Plan B Entertainment, and StudioCanal producing."
"A Larry Peerce-directed adaptation of the book came out in 1979, but there have been multiple other scrapped attempts to adapt it, including one starring Julia Stiles in 2007, and one with Kirsten Dunst directing and Dakota Fanning starring in 2017."
A new film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar is in development with Billie Eilish in advanced negotiations to play the protagonist, Esther Greenwood. This would mark her debut film role, though she has previously acted in television. Sarah Polley will direct and write the screenplay. Focus Features is closing a deal to back and distribute the film in the US, with production support from Joy Gorman Wettels, Plan B Entertainment, and StudioCanal. No music contribution from Eilish is currently planned. Previous adaptation attempts include a 1979 Larry Peerce film, a 2007 project with Julia Stiles, and a 2017 version with Kirsten Dunst directing and Dakota Fanning starring.
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