Billie Eilish Eyeing Lead Role in Film Adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’

Billie Eilish is eyeing the lead role in an upcoming adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar for her feature film debut, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Set in the In 1950s, The Bell Jar chronicles teenage student Esther Greenwood as she grapples with intense mental health struggles. The character is sent to a psychiatrist, bounces around mental institutions, and attempts to dismantle her learned understanding of traditional gender roles.

The release will be directed and adapted by Sarah Polley. According to Deadline , Polley and Eilish are attached to the project with producer Joy Gorman Wettels’s Joy Coalition. The publication stated that Eilish would play Greenwood. The InSneider was the first to report the rumor of Eilish’s casting. Polley’s latest projects include 2022’s Women Talking , which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Pablo Trapero’s & Sons (2025), which she wrote.

The Bell Jar adaptation will be produced by Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal along with Gorman Wettels. Focus Features is in talks to distribute. Still, at 24, Eilish is already a two-time Academy Award winner ....