{"id":90466,"date":"2025-09-14T10:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=90466"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:31:07","slug":"emerald-fennells-bold-new-wuthering-heights-stars-margot-robbie-and-jacob-elordi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/emerald-fennells-bold-new-wuthering-heights-stars-margot-robbie-and-jacob-elordi\/90466\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerald Fennell\u2019s bold new Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"418\">Emerald Fennell\u2019s upcoming adaptation of <em data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"60\">Wuthering Heights<\/em> has unveiled its first trailer, promising a bold, visually daring, and erotically charged retelling of Emily Bront\u00eb\u2019s classic novel. The film stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, with Fennell\u2014Oscar-winning director of <em data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"339\">Promising Young Woman<\/em>\u2014at the helm. The movie is set to arrive in theaters on Valentine\u2019s Day 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"470\"><strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"468\">Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi lead the cast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"1070\">Alongside Robbie and Elordi, the ensemble includes Hong Chau, Martin Clunes, and <em data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"566\">Adolescence<\/em> breakout Owen Cooper. Margot Robbie, fresh off the global success of <em data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"644\">Barbie<\/em>, will also appear in <em data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"696\">A Big Bold Beautiful Journey<\/em> later this month, while Jacob Elordi, known for <em data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"755\">Euphoria<\/em>, <em data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"768\">Priscilla<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"791\">On Swift Horses<\/em>, is set to star in Guillermo del Toro\u2019s <em data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"846\">Frankenstein<\/em>. Elordi described the project to <em data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"890\">Deadline<\/em>: \u201cThe performances from everyone\u2014it\u2019s breathtaking. It\u2019s an incredible romance. It\u2019s a true epic. It\u2019s visually beautiful. The script is beautiful. The costumes are incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1119\"><strong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1117\">The making of Fennell\u2019s Wuthering Heights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1755\">Following Emerald Fennell\u2019s streaming success with <em data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1182\">Saltburn<\/em>, the film sparked a major bidding war in 2024. Netflix reportedly offered USD 150 million, but Warner Bros ultimately secured the rights for USD 80 million, aligning with Fennell and Robbie\u2019s preference for a theatrical release. Early test screenings drew mixed reactions, with some viewers describing the film as \u201caggressively provocative and tonally abrasive.\u201d One scene, featuring a public hanging, has been singled out for its shocking imagery. Promotional billboards in the US and UK carry the tagline \u201cdrive me mad,\u201d which also features prominently in the trailer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1801\"><strong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1799\">Debate over Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"2066\">Elordi\u2019s casting has stirred discussion among fans of the novel, as Bront\u00eb\u2019s original description of Heathcliff noted darker skin. Casting director Karmel Cochrane responded to criticism, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s just a book. That is not based on real life. It\u2019s all art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2112\"><strong data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2110\">What to expect from the new adaptation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2446\">This latest <em data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2145\">Wuthering Heights<\/em> promises a visually intense and emotionally charged interpretation of the timeless story of passion, obsession, and revenge. With Robbie and Elordi at the center and Warner Bros supporting a theatrical release, the film is poised to be one of the most talked-about Valentine\u2019s Day releases in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerald Fennell\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights has unveiled its first trailer, promising a bold, visually daring, and erotically charged\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":90467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[25943],"class_list":["post-90466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-emerald-fennell"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}