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Billie Eilish to make movie debut in The Bell Jar
- On March 11, Deadline reported Billie Eilish is in advanced talks to make her film acting debut as Esther Greenwood in Sarah Polley's The Bell Jar, with Focus Features closing a U.S. deal.
- Originally published in 1963, Plath's only novel, The Bell Jar, has seen past adaptation attempts including Julia Stiles' 2007 project that didn't materialize.
- Having won Oscars for original songs in 2022 and 2024, Billie Eilish is a ten-time Grammy winner and contributed to 2023's Barbie, winning Best Original Song at the 2024 Oscars.
- No other cast members have been announced and the project remains early, with Joy Gorman Wettels packaging it via Joy Coalition alongside Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal, while Eilish, Polley, and Gorman Wettels are represented by major agencies.
- Sarah Polley, who won the 2023 Academy Award, adapts and directs The Bell Jar, highlighting Esther Greenwood’s struggles and sparking cultural conversations on mental-health portrayals with Billie Eilish’s rare crossover casting.
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Two Oscars, ten Grammys - and perhaps soon the big screen: Billie Eilish is reported to be about to take the lead in a film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's novel "Die Glasglocke".
Billie Eilish in talks for film acting debut in Sarah Polley's adaptation of 'The Bell Jar'
Billie Eilish could make her big screen acting debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s classic novel The Bell Jar helmed by Women Talking’s Sarah Polley. READ MORE: Billie Eilish live in London: another sublime stint from an eternal star The singer is reportedly in advanced talks to take on the lead role in the project. She previously acted in 2023 TV series Swarm, co-created by Donald Glover. “I used to say that I hated acting,” Eilish once s…
Billie Eilish in talks to make movie acting debut in 'The Bell Jar'
Billie Eilish attends the 2024 Oscars (Disney/Chris Willard) After winning multiple Oscars for movie songs, Billie Eilish may get a chance to compete in the acting categories. ABC Audio has learned that Billie is in talks to make her film debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Plath, a poet and author who died by suicide at age 30, wrote The Bell Jar in 1963 under a pseudonym. The semi-autobiographical novel was published a month…
Billie Eilish in Talks to Star in Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesFirst Wuthering Heights, now The Bell Jar. Billie Eilish is in talks to star as Esther Greenwood in a film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's literary masterpiece, Deadline reports. The classic 1963 novel was originally published under a pseudonym just a month before Plath’s death by suicide at age 30. Its themes of depression and mental illness mirrored the struggles of Plath, and it was the …
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