Billie Eilish Eyeing Movie Acting Debut in "The Bell Jar"

Billie Eilish is in talks to make her film acting debut in adaptation of Sylvia Path’s classic 1963 novel "The Bell Jar."

Academy Award winner Sarah 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.

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” is the only novel written by American writer and poet Plath.

The semi-autobiographical story — which Variety understands Eilish has long been a fan of — chronicles a young woman’s descent into mental illness amid the stifling societal expectations for women in the 1950s.

The book, hailed as a literary classic, was published under a pseudonym in 1963, shortly before Plath’s suicide.

Polley’s “The Bell Jar,” which has been in development with Eilish for some time, has landed at Focus Features and will be produced by Joy Gorman Wettels (“Little House on the Prairie,” “13 Reasons Why”), 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 before Focus boarded.

Eilish made her acting debut in the Prime Video series “Swarm,” co-created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers and starring Dominique Fishback.

She delivered a standout performance, which earned her the People’s Choice Award for TV performance of the year and an Independent Spirit Award nod for best supporting performance in a new scripted series.

The 10-time Grammy winner is building on her filmography by co-directing the upcoming concert tour documentary “Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour” with “Avatar” and “Titanic” helmer James Cameron.