The Bell Jar movie production status is currently Development
January 15, 2023 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' No activity for a number of years; assumed to be in "development hell".
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
Set in the 1950s, a young book editor grows troubled by the social trappings of her time and slowly descends into mental illness.
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Who stars in The Bell Jar: Cast List
The Watchers, Brimstone
Survivors Guide to Prison, Toy Story 4
Cold Copy, Equals
Nymphomaniac: Part One, The Brutalist
Jesse Plemons ... Lenny Shepherd
Kinds of Kindness, Killers of the Flower Moon
Who's making The Bell Jar: Crew List
A look at the The Bell Jar behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Nicole Kassell last directed A Little Bit of Heaven and The Woodsman.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Dakota FanningLizzie Friedman
Brittany Kahan
Karen Lauder
Greg Little
Companies
Watch The Bell Jar Trailers & Videos
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Production: What we know about The Bell Jar?
Key Facts
- Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath.
Filming Timeline
- 2023 - January: The film was set to Development status.
No activity for a number of years; assumed to be in "development hell".
- 2019 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Put on held for various factors. Kristen Dunst will no longer direct. Dakota Fanning still on board to star.
- 2016 - July: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Eyed to start production in first-quarter 2017. Kirsten Dunst will direct.
- 2010 - July: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Development status.
The Bell Jar Release Date: When is the film coming out?
The Bell Jar is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,421 other movies coming out on the same date, including Popeye, The Rosie Project and Shrek 5.