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EXCLUSIVE: Ella Beatty, prima of Netflix’s forthcoming Monster installment connected alleged Massachusetts axe murderer Lizzie Borden, is successful last talks to subordinate Billie Eilish and Carey Mulligan in The Bell Jar, Focus Features‘ movie adjustment of nan classical caller by Sylvia Plath, sources show Deadline.
Reps for Focus declined comment. It’s not yet clear who Beatty will play. Eilish will play protagonist Esther Greenwood, successful her movie acting debut, pinch Mulligan arsenic her mother.
The only caller penned by American writer and writer Plath, The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical activity charting a young woman’s descent into intelligence unwellness and nan load of societal pressures. Originally published successful 1963, nan book paralleled Plath’s ain experiences pinch depression; nan writer tragically died by termination conscionable a period aft nan novel’s first UK publication. In nan U.S., nan book became an instant bestseller, and has since been translated into much than 40 languages.
Oscar victor Sarah Polley (Women Talking) is group to nonstop from her ain script, pinch Plan B, Studiocanal and Joy Coalition among nan producers. Joy Gorman Wettels (Little House connected nan Prairie, 13 Reasons Why) originated nan task done her Joy Coalition, packaging it pinch Eilish and Polley and partnering pinch Plan B and StudioCanal up of Focus boarding.
Beatty comes to The Bell Jar after winning nan lead domiciled in Monster‘s caller play aft an extended multi-country casting search. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, nan true-crime franchise’s adjacent installment has her sharing nan surface pinch Rebecca Hall and Vicky Krieps.
Beatty made her surface debut conscionable a mates of years agone pinch a domiciled successful FX/Hulu’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Juilliard trained, she astir precocious appeared other Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky successful Mary Bronstein’s lauded A24 drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
On stage, Beatty astir precocious starred successful nan Off-Broadway play Sexual Misconduct of nan Middle Classes, other Hugh Jackman. Upcoming, she’ll besides beryllium seen other Ari Graynor and Nate Mann successful Sophia Takal’s psychological thriller Act One, which is coming disconnected its world premiere astatine nan Tribeca Festival.
Beatty is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360 and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
