British Academy Award-winning director Emerald Fennell has, over the weekend, announced her next project, and she's following in the footsteps of other cult female directors like Greta Gerwig by making her third film a classic novel adaptation.
Deadline has confirmed that Fennell's third film will be an adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 gothic novel Wuthering Heights, following on from her divisive yet wildly successful phycological thriller Saltburn last December.
Cue the Kate Bush!
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What is Wuthering Heights about?
Published by 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?
There have been no official casting announcements for Fennell's Wuthering Heights just yet, but we'd put money on seeing Carey Mulligan return as part of the cast.
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 Saltburn actors make a return for Fennell's third feature film. Perhaps a cameo from Rosamund Pike?
Is there a release date for Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights?
There isn't a release date set for the film just yet, as they are in very early stages of production still. We'll keep you updated as we know more.
