Billie Eilish Sets 'The Bell Jar' as Movie Acting Debut

Mar 11, 2026 10:49am PT Billie Eilish in Talks to Make Movie Acting Debut in ‘The Bell Jar’ From ‘Women Talking’ Director Sarah Polley Focus Features will distribute the film By Angelique Jackson Plus Icon Angelique Jackson angelique814 Latest Viola Davis on Her Meme-Worthy Moment at the Actor Awards and Why She Wanted to Write Crime Fiction With Courtroom Thriller ‘Judge Stone’ 1 day ago Debra Lee to Receive Icon Award at Black Women in Entertainment Honors (EXCLUSIVE) 1 day ago Buffalo 8 Sets Political Thriller ‘PH-1’ for April Release (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago See All Gilbert Flores/Billboard Billie Eilish is set to make her film acting debut in Sarah Polley‘s film adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar.” Academy Award winner Polley is set to adapt and direct the film, her first movie since winning the best adapted screenplay Oscar for “Women Talking” in 2023. The project, which has landed at Focus Features, will be 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. Eilish is represented by WME, Sandbox Entertainment, and High Rise PR; Polley is represented by WME, GGA, and Circle Management; and Gorman Wettels is repped by Nina Shaw at Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang. Popular on Variety Deadline first reported details of the project. More to come… Jump to Comments Canal+ Tops Guidance on Profit and Cash, Strikes AI Deals With Google Cloud and OpenAI, Seals Sky Drama Pact as MultiChoice Turnaround Plan Takes Shape Art House Cinema Week to Debut Across New York City With 5,000 Free Tickets and Indie Theater Events – Film News in Brief Fifth Season Fully Acquires ‘A Thousand Blows’ Producer the Story Collective, Strengthening U.K. Presence Netflix Thriller ‘Firebreak’: Director David Victori Unpacks the Craft Behind the Breakout Hit  Nicole Kidman Is ‘Grateful for Family’ After Keith Urban Divorce: ‘I’m Always Moving Towards What’s Good’ Rebecca Gayheart Dane Champions AI Voice Restoration Project That Eric Dane Embraced in Final Weeks of Life (EXCLUSIVE) JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...