Billie Eilish in Talks to Star in Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’ Adaptation

Billie Eilish is circling a feature film adaption of Sylvia Plath’s foundational novel “The Bell Jar,” directed by “Women Talking” filmmaker Sarah Polley.

Focus Features currently circling the project for distribution, with Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal producing alongside Joy Gorman Wettels.

“The Bell Jar” is a 1963 semi-autobiographical novel written by the now-famous writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Plath battled severe depression for much of her life, leading to treatments of electroconvulsive therapy — both experienced by the main character in her book. The author died of suicide at the age of 30 a month after the book released.

“The Bell Jar” follows Esther Greenwood, a 19-year-old English major going through…