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, Vicious
Toy Story 4, Otherhood
Equals, The King of Staten Island
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Novitiate
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
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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 9,433 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Shrek 5 and The Nightingale.