Connor Storrie's next film alongside Billie Eilish leaked by Canadian museum after Emmy nomination
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Connor Storrie's next major film project may have been accidentally revealed after a Canadian museum appeared to confirm the Heated Rivalry breakout star has joined Billie Eilish in the upcoming adaptation of The Bell Jar.
The apparent leak came from Parkwood National Historic Site in Oshawa, Ontario, which shared, and later deleted, an Instagram post thanking the cast and crew after filming at the historic mansion wrapped. The post claimed Storrie had been filming scenes alongside Billie Eilish in Sarah Polley's adaptation of Sylvia Plath's classic novel.
According to screenshots of the deleted post, the museum wrote:
"That's camera wrap on Parkwood's role in the Sarah Polley directed film, The Bell Jar, starring Billie Eilish in her cinematic debut, along with Connor Storrie."
The museum also revealed that one of its greenhouse staff members created a bouquet of flowers for Eilish to welcome her to the historic property, which served as part of the production's filming location. It thanked the cast and crew for "another wonderful film experience" before removing the post from Instagram.
Neither Focus Features, director Sarah Polley, Storrie nor Eilish has confirmed the casting. Representatives for the studio, the actors and the museum did not immediately respond to requests for comment after the post surfaced.
If accurate, the role would mark another significant career milestone for Storrie, who recently earned widespread attention for his breakout performance in Heated Rivalry and his Primetime Emmy nomination for hosting Saturday Night Live.
Eilish was officially announced as the lead of The Bell Jar earlier this year, with the Grammy and Oscar-winning musician making her feature film acting debut as Esther Greenwood. The adaptation is being written and directed by Academy Award winner Sarah Polley, whose last feature, Women Talking, won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Based on Sylvia Plath's only novel, The Bell Jar follows Esther Greenwood, a gifted young woman whose glamorous New York internship gives way to a profound mental health crisis as she struggles with societal expectations and her own identity. The semi-autobiographical novel, first published in 1963, is widely regarded as a modern literary classic.
Although the deleted Instagram post has fuelled speculation about Storrie's involvement, fans will likely have to wait for an official announcement to learn which character he plays. Until then, the museum's brief social media post has provided the strongest indication yet that the actor has quietly joined one of Hollywood's most anticipated literary adaptations.