Trending Now - Billie Eilish to Debut in Film Adaptation of the Bell Jar

WHO:

Billie Eilish, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter

Sarah Polley, Oscar-winning writer-director

Focus Features, the company set to distribute the film

Joy Gorman Wettels, producer from Joy Coalition

Plan B Entertainment, production company involved

StudioCanal, production company involved

WHAT:

Billie Eilish is set to make her big screen acting debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar.

Eilish is reportedly in advanced talks for the lead role of Esther Greenwood.

The Bell Jar was originally published in 1963 and is Plath’s only novel.

Eilish won the Grammy for Song of the Year three times and the Best Original Song Oscar twice.

WHERE:

The film will be released in the United States by Focus Features.

WHEN:

The Bell Jar was published in 1963.

Eilish's acting debut is set for a future release date, with no specific date provided.

Eilish's concert documentary, Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft, is set for a theatrical release in May 2026.

WHY:

Eilish expressed a long-standing interest in acting, stating, “I used to say that I hated acting... it was my dream to be in a movie.”

HOW:

The project was packaged by Joy Gorman Wettels through her company Joy Coalition, in partnership with Plan B and StudioCanal.

(UPDATED March 12, 2026 01:30 UTC)

Billie Eilish is set to make her big screen acting debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar, where she is reportedly in advanced talks for the lead role of Esther Greenwood. The film will be distributed in the United States by Focus Features and is produced by Joy Gorman Wettels, along with Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal. Eilish, who has won multiple Grammy Awards and Oscars, has expressed a long-standing interest in acting, saying it has always been her dream to be in a movie.