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Billie Eilish in Talks to Make Movie Debut With Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’
Billie Eilish in Talks to Make Movie Debut With Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’-May 2024
May 23, 2026 9:41 PM

Billie Eilish is eyeing the big screen.

The music star is in talks to make her feature acting debut with Oscar-winning filmmaker Sarah Polleys adaptation of Sylvia Paths classic 1963 novel The Bell Jar. Polley, who earned an Oscar for her script for 2022s Women Talking, is penning the screenplay that adapts the book.

Focus Features has landed the project that hails from Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal. Joy Gorman Wettels, known for Little House on the Prairie and 13 Reasons Why, serves as producer. After originating the project through her company Joy Coalition, Gorman Wettels packaged The Bell Jar with Eilish and Polley and brought Plan B and StudioCanal on board. The best-selling novel centers on the mental health journey of college student Esther Greenwood as she takes a role at a magazine.

A 10-time Grammy-winning musician, Eilish won her second Academy Award for her song What Was I Made For? from the 2023 film Barbie. This followed her Oscar win for No Time to Die from the 2021 James Bond movie of the same name. Her most recent album was 2024s Hit Me Hard and Soft, featuring the hit singles Birds of a Feather and Wildflower.

The star has dabbled in acting with a role in the Prime Video series Swarm. She hosted a 2021 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Eilish is represented by WME and Sandbox Entertainment. Polley is repped by WME, GGA and Circle Management. Gorman Wettels is repped by Nina Shaw at Del Shaw.

The InSneider was first to report on Eilish and Polleys involvement in The Bell Jar.

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