Jacob Elordi Went So Hard in Wuthering Heights He Broke a Chair on Set
Jacob Elordi didn’t just chew the scenery in Wuthering Heights — he broke it, snapping a chair during a ferocious scene with Margot Robbie.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are bringing a feral edge to Wuthering Heights, and the cast and crew have the splinters to prove it. During one early scene, Elordi went full Heathcliff and snapped a chair in half. No stunt rig. No stage gimmick. Just hands and momentum.
The moment everyone felt
Robbie, who plays Catherine, shared the story from set: Elordi, as Heathcliff, breaks a chair to feed a fire for Cathy. The script called for it, but Elordi actually did it. As Robbie put it: "He actually broke the chair." She said her shock in the finished scene is the real deal: "That is my genuine reaction."
Director Emerald Fennell chased that kind of intensity throughout the shoot. She wanted scenes that hit like a wave, and this one delivered. Crew members were left open-mouthed watching it happen in real time, which mirrored exactly how Cathy feels in that moment. That current is what Fennell said she aimed for every day.
Fennell and Robbie: go bigger
Robbie clearly thrives under Fennell’s approach. Her process leans bold first, tweak later — and Fennell rarely asks for less. Or, as Robbie summed up the marching orders: "She wants the maximalist version and I relish that." One take might be straight-laced period drama; the next, Fennell is nudging Robbie toward something wild and operatic — at one point even telling her to channel Ursula the sea witch. The movie may be Victorian on paper, but the performances sound like they come with voltage.
What to know before it hits
- Release date: February 13
- Cast: Margot Robbie (Catherine), Jacob Elordi (Heathcliff), Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Ewan Mitchell, and Martin Clunes
- Director: Emerald Fennell
- Vibe: Classic romance staged like a powder keg — sometimes literally, if your furniture counts
So yes, Elordi broke a chair. The moment made the cut, and the reaction you see from Robbie is pure adrenaline. If that’s the energy up front, this Wuthering Heights might arrive less like a swoon and more like a storm.