Academy Award winner Polley is set to adapt the screenplay and direct the film, her first movie since winning the best adapted screenplay Oscar for “Women Talking” in 2023. [To note, Eilish is a two-time Oscar winner for co-writing the original songs for “Barbie” and “No Time to Die” with her brother Finneas.]
“The Bell Jar” has landed at Focus Features and will be produced by Joy Gorman Wettels, 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 made her acting debut in the Prime Video series “Swarm,” co-created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers and starring Dominique Fishback. Eilish delivered a standout performance, which…