You should know Sylvia Plath despite never reading one of hers because Gwyneth Paltrow starred in a 2003 biopic of Plath's life, Sylvia. Now Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel The Bell Jar is being adapted to bigscreen Plum Pictures and Killer Films.
Companies have set Julia Stiles to star in 1950s-era drama as a young book editor Esther Greenwood. She grows troubled by the social trappings of her time and slowly descends into mental illness.
Actually the story was on big screen before, with a 1979 adaptation. The pic was directed by Larry Peerce and starred Marilyn Hassett.
The Stiles-starrer’s principal photography is expected to begin in early 2008.
You should know Sylvia Plath despite never reading one of hers because Gwyneth Paltrow starred in a 2003 biopic of Plath's life, Sylvia. Now Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel The Bell Jar is being adapted to bigscreen Plum Pictures and Killer Films.
