Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in Focus Features' 'The Bell Jar' Adaptation
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Updated · Variety · Jul 14
Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in Focus Features' 'The Bell Jar' Adaptation
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jul 14
Summary
Carey Mulligan has joined Focus Features’ “The Bell Jar,” with sources saying she will play Mrs. Greenwood, mother of Billie Eilish’s protagonist Esther Greenwood.
The casting adds a three-time Oscar nominee to a project that will mark Eilish’s film acting debut in the Sylvia Plath adaptation.
Sarah Polley is directing, while Plan B, Studiocanal and Joy Coalition are producing; the ensemble is also rumored to include Connor Storrie.
Focus and Mulligan did not immediately comment on the report, which arrives as Mulligan builds momentum after an Emmy nomination for “Beef” season two.