Focus Features confirms it has wrapped production on its adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel “The Bell Jar,” with Billie Eilish and Carey Mulligan starring. Eilish plays Esther Greenwood, the book’s central character, in her film acting debut. The story follows Greenwood, an aspiring writer who takes a magazine internship in New York City as her mental health deteriorates.
Variety and Deadline both report the film’s supporting cast is now set. Deadline lists additional performers including Danielle Deadwyler, Ella Beatty, Ike Barinholtz and Connor Storrie, alongside other actors such as Dylan Hawco and Lili Taylor. The two outlets frame the updates slightly differently—Variety emphasizes the announcement of cast joining Eilish’s and Mulligan’s leads, while Deadline highlights that production has completed and more supporting roles have been confirmed.
