Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation has found two of its leads, with Deadline reporting that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are set to star in the high-profile project.
The project, which is based on the legendary 1847 novel by English novelist and poet Emily Brontë, will see Robbie and Elordi play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively. Earnshaw and Heathcliff serve as the two main characters of the novel, which follows two families — the Earnshaws and the Lintons — and their relationships over the course of several years.
Since its release in the mid-1800s, Wuthering Heights has been widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written. The book has had countless adaptations, including film, TV, and stage versions of the novel.
What do we know about Fennell’s Wuthering Heights?
Other casting information is unknown at this time, but Deadline notes that the film is in pre-production, with the current plan being to begin filming sometime in 2025. Along with directing, Fennell is also writing and producing the film, which will be her latest project following 2023’s Saltburn and 2020’s Promising Young Woman.
Margot Robbie was last seen in 2023’s Barbie, a film that took the entire world by storm en route to a $1.4 billion global box office return. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, winning Best Original Song. Prior to Wuthering Heights, Robbie will next star in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a romantic fantasy film from director Kogonada, which also stars Colin Farrell.
Jacob Elordi’s breakout role came in the HBO drama series Euphoria, where he plays Nate Jacobs. Since then, Elordi has gone on to star in several high-profile films, including Priscilla (where he played Elvis Presley) and Saltburn, which saw him work with Fennell. Up next for Elordi is the drama film Oh, Canada, as well the Daniel Minahan film On Swift Horses. Elordi is also set to play the role of Frankenstein’s monster in Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated Frankenstein movie.
(Source: Deadline)
