Billie Eilish Lands Sylvia Plath Role in The Bell Jar

0:00What's up? This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, bringing you the hottest stories right now. Billie Eilish is jumping into movies with her big screen acting debut. The 24-year-old singer will star as the lead and director Sarah Polly's adaptation of Sylvia Plast's classic novel, The Bell Jar. Polly is writing the script and directing for Focus Features. Eilish already has two Oscars for songs she co-wrote with her brother Phineas, one for Barbie in 2023, and another for No Time to Die in 2021. The story follows Esther Greenwood, a young woman facing mental health struggles after landing a job at a magazine in New York City. Plast published the book in 1963, right before her death by suicide at age 30. It dies into themes like feminism, ambition, and the pressures of society on brilliant minds. Earlier this week on March 11th, outlets confirmed the news. Past efforts to adapt the novel fell through, with names like Julia Stiles,

1:01Kirsten Dunst, and Dakota Fanning attached at different times over the last 20 years. Fans get a taste of Eilish on-screen sooner from her TV debut in the 2023 series Swarm. Plus, her 3D concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft hits theaters, May Afe, covering her 2024 album where she snags song of the year, for a while flower at the Grammy's this February. Meanwhile, Polly, whose 47, just won an Oscar for her screenplay, Women Talking in 2022. She popped up acting recently in Seth Rogan's comedy series The Studio and teased another project about awards season chaos. Appreciation to our sponsor for back in this episode. You know what is better than Earbuds and Bed? No Earbuds at all. L.I. solelypillow.com