EXCLUSIVE: Ten-time Grammy winner and two-time Oscar winning songwriter Billie Eilish is in advanced talks to make her acting movie debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s classic novel, The Bell Jar.
Oscar winner Sarah Polley, known for movies including Women Talking and Away From Her and for writing series Alias Grace, is attached to direct the feature, which Focus Features is closing a deal to back and distribute in the U.S.
Pic is being produced by Joy Gorman Wettels (Little House on the Prairie, 13 Reasons Why), Plan B Entertainment, and StudioCanal. Gorman Wettels originated the project through her company Joy Coalition, packaging the project with Eilish and Polley and partnering with Plan B and StudioCanal ahead of Focus boarding. Script comes from Polley.
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American writer and poet Plath. Originally published in 1963, the semi-autobiographical work charts a young
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