Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to Star in Emerald Fennell’s Adaptation of Wuthering Heights in THESE Roles; Details Inside

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi will star as the two leads in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Variety reports. The 34-year-old Barbie star, who is currently expecting her first child, will play Catherine Earnshaw, while the 27-year-old Saltburn actor will play her famous lover, Heathcliff.

The film, which is based on the classic book of the same name by author Emily Brontë, will be produced by MRC in collaboration with LuckyChap Entertainment. Pre-production on the project is reportedly still underway, with filming set to begin in the UK later this year.

Following the release of her Oscar-winning directorial debut Promising Young Woman in 2020 and the thriller/comedy Saltburn last year, Wuthering Heights is Fennell’s third feature film as a director.

Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Productions produced both films, and Elordi played the endearing student Felix Catton in Saltburn.

The original Gothic romance novel, written by Emily Brontë and first published in 1847, centers on the passionate, volatile, and often destructive relationship between Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family, and Catherine Earnshaw, the family’s daughter.

One of the most enduring and timeless tales in English literature, it is set across several generations on the English moors. It is the most recent of the many adaptations of Wuthering Heights that have been made for film, television, radio, theatre and even music.

Robbie and Elordi have several upcoming projects. The former will soon star in the drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, directed by South Korean filmmaker Kogonada. As a producer, Robbie is attached to several titles, including adaptations of Monopoly and The Sims.

Elordi will play Lieutenant Colonel Dorrigo Evans in the upcoming Guillermo del Toro-directed Frankenstein and Curio Pictures’ Prime Video series monster hit The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which was filmed in New South Wales.

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