Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are our newest Heathcliff and Cathy, with the duo set to star in Emerald Fennell's upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Deadline confirmed that the genetically blessed actors — who both hail from Australia — would take on the lead roles, marking their first time starring opposite each other.
Robbie's production company, LuckyChap, is also signed on to produce the film. This will be her third time collaborating with Academy Award-winning director Fennell, having also worked together on Promising Young Woman and Saltburn.
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What is Wuthering Heights about?
Published by Emily Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, in the year before her death, Wuthering Heights is a tumultuous tale of passion and revenge set on the bleak Yorkshire moors, and follows the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff, an orphan taken in by the Earnshaw family, and Catherine Earnshaw, whose love for Heathcliff is overshadowed by her decision to marry another man for social status.
Over the years, the novel has birthed plenty of film and television adaptations – most recently in 2011, but also as far back as the 1930s. We're interested to see how Fennell's take might differ or stay true to the book's original material.
Who is in the cast?
So far, only Robbie and Elordi have officially joined the cast, but we'd put money on seeing actress Carey Mulligan also scoring a role.
Mulligan starred in Fennell's directorial debut, Promising Young Woman, back in December of 2020, and also appeared in her follow-up Saltburn last year as (arguably the film's best character) Poor Dear Pamela.
Of course, we'd love to see some of the other Saltburn actors make a return for Fennell's third feature film. Perhaps a cameo from Rosamund Pike or Barry Keoghan?
Is there a release date for Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights?
There isn't a release date set for the film just yet, with the cast gearing up for a shoot in 2025 in the UK. We'll keep you updated as we know more.
