Margot Robbie to star opposite Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights film adaptation

Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi to star in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights film adaptation

The film, which is based on the famous 1847 novel, is currently in the pre-production stage. While a release date has not been set yet, the film, written, directed and produced by Fennell, is set to shoot in the UK in 2025. Robbie and Elordi are set to play the “toxic” couple, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. The rest of the details, including the plot and story, are currently under wraps.

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Critics slam the casting of Robbie and Elordi in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation

Though the pair are considered two of the hottest stars in the industry, their casting for Fennell’s film was not appreciated by film and book critics. Collider critic and editor Maggie Boccella attacked the 38-year-old filmmaker for not caring about the novel’s themes. According to the BBC, Boccella said, “She simply wants to make a tortured lover drama whose name will put people on the edge of their seats. As if her last two films haven’t already made that shallowness obvious.”

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Others pointed out that Catherine, whom Robbie will play, is a teenager in the novel, while Heathcliff is described as “dark-skinned” in contrast to Elordi. “Blonde Heathcliff and 34-year-old Cathy, and they both look like they belong on Instagram. I’m obsessed,” wrote TV and film critic Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, adding in a derogatory sense, “Emerald Fennell has done it again.” Meanwhile, The Independent’s film critic Clarice Loughrey commented, “Has anyone actually read the book before deciding this?”