Scorching on the heels of “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell and Jacob Elordi have teamed up for one more work of British class commentary. The “Euphoria” star leads Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel “Wuthering Heights” alongside Margot Robbie, a mission that immediately grew to become the speak of the city when it went out to market in 2024.
The movie ultimately landed at Warner Bros. (regardless of experiences of a extra profitable provide from Netflix for a streaming-only launch), which has it slated for a Valentine’s Day weekend 2026 launch.
Regardless of the star energy connected on either side of the digital camera, “Wuthering Heights” was the supply of some controversy when it was first introduced. Elordi performs Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who’s found on the streets earlier than being taken in by a rich member of Britain’s landed gentry, solely to fall in love with their daughter. Language in Brontë’s authentic novel means that the character is non-white (although he has beforehand been performed by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes, Timothy Dalton, and Tom Hardy), and lots of voices on-line prompt that the function ought to have gone to an actor of shade.
The casting director for the movie, Kharmel Cochrane, defended the casting selection again in April, saying at a Q&A on the Sands Movie Competition in Scotland that this stuff are open to interpretation.
“There’s undoubtedly going to be some English Lit followers that aren’t going to be pleased,” Cochrane stated. “There was one Instagram remark that stated the casting director ought to be shot. However simply wait until you see it, after which you’ll be able to determine whether or not you need to shoot me or not. However you actually don’t have to be correct. It’s only a e-book. That isn’t primarily based on actual life. It’s all artwork.”
Hong Chau, “Saltburn” actor Alison Oliver, and Shazad Latif additionally star in “Wuthering Heights.”
Robbie will subsequent be seen in Kogonada’s “A Massive Daring Stunning Journey,” which she stars in alongside Colin Farrell. Elordi is presently filming Season 3 of “Euphoria” and can quickly be seen in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and Ridley Scott’s “The Canine Stars.”
Warner Bros. will launch “Wuthering Heights” in theaters on February 13, 2026. Try the teaser for the movie and the primary poster, with the caption “Come Undone.”
