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Billie Eilish in talks for film debut in 'The Bell Jar' adaptation

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  • Billie Eilish is reportedly in advanced talks for her film debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar."
  • The film will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sarah Polley and distributed by Focus Features in the U.S.
  • "The Bell Jar" is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1963, with one previous film adaptation in 1979.

Billie Eilish is reportedly in advanced talks to make her film acting debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath's novel "The Bell Jar," according to Deadline. S. " "The Bell Jar" was published in 1963 and is Plath's only novel; it follows Esther Greenwood, a 19-year-old who descends into depression during an internship.

A film adaptation was released in 1979, and other attempts to adapt it have been announced but not completed. Polley won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2023.

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