Kirsten Dunst is no longer at the helm of the big-screen adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar. 

Entertainment Weekly reported that the 37-year-old actress is no longer attached to direct the feature. Dunst confirmed the news herself in a recent interview with EW. 

“I never owned [the rights], so it went away for me. It went to other hands,” Dunst said. “That’s not in my hands anymore.” 

She continued: “This is the first year I’ve been a mom. Directing a film and having a baby… that’s two years of your life, directing, editing, and promoting all of it. Maybe when I’m older I’ll want to again. Right now, I have zero interest in committing myself to that.”

A source close to the project later added that Dakota Fanning is still involved in a version of The Bell Jar currently in development as a Showtime limited series.

Dunst most recently worked on On Becoming a God in Central Florida, in which she stars opposite George Clooney and Grant Heslov as well as serving as producer. 

Kirsten Dunst is no longer at the helm of the big-screen adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar. 

Entertainment Weekly reported that the 37-year-old actress is no longer attached to direct the feature. Dunst confirmed the news herself in a recent interview with EW. 

“I never owned [the rights], so it went away for me. It went to other hands,” Dunst said. “That’s not in my hands anymore.” 

She continued: “This is the first year I’ve been a mom. Directing a film and having a baby… that’s two years of your life, directing, editing, and promoting all of it. Maybe when I’m older I’ll want to again. Right now, I have zero interest in committing myself to that.”

A source close to the project later added that Dakota Fanning is still involved in a version of The Bell Jar currently in development as a Showtime limited series.

Dunst most recently worked on On Becoming a God in Central Florida, in which she stars opposite George Clooney and Grant Heslov as well as serving as producer.