The One Thing To Know Before Watching Margot Robbie In Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights hits U.S. theaters this weekend, and the Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi period romance lands best if you walk in knowing one key thing.
Emerald Fennell has a new spin on a classic, and it hits U.S. theaters this weekend. If you are walking into 'Wuthering Heights' cold, a few things will make the ride smoother.
What this version is
The title is literally in quotation marks — 'Wuthering Heights' — which tells you exactly how Fennell sees it. This is her third feature as writer-director after 2020's Promising Young Woman and 2023's Saltburn, and it draws from Emily Bronte's 1847 novel while very intentionally veering into its own lane.
'The thing for me is that you can't adapt a book as dense and complicated and difficult as this book. I can't say I'm making Wuthering Heights. It's not possible. What I can say is I'm making a version of it. There's a version that I remembered reading that isn't quite real. And there's a version where I wanted stuff to happen that never happened. And so it is Wuthering Heights, and it isn't.'
Take that at face value and go in expecting a bold riff rather than a museum piece.
Who is who
- Margot Robbie as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw
- Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff
- Hong Chau as Nelly Dean
- Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton
- Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton
- Martin Clunes as Mr. Earnshaw
- Ewan Mitchell as Joseph
The vibe check
Fennell does not shy away from sensuality, and early viewers are already split on how far this one goes — some say it goes overboard; others wish it pushed further. Translation: expect debate, maybe on your group chat before the credits finish.
Timing and release
Thursday night showings start tonight. The film rolls out in theaters nationwide this weekend via Warner Bros. Pictures.