A new version of a classic novel…
So you’ve got to wonder about the wisdom of making a Wuthering Heights film as there doesn’t really seem to be a market for a film of such a classic book but then this is helmed by Emerald Fennell whose previous films Promising Young Woman and Saltburn were very different films and both were excellent and here she will direct from her own screenplay and with a score by Charlie XCX this seems to be as assuredly different if the Wuthering Heights trailer is anything to go by
What is the Wuthering Heights story?
A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw
Who is in it?
Starring Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Margot Robbie opposite BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi the film also stars alongside Oscar nominee Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, BAFTA winner Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell.
Who is behind the camera?
Behind the scenes, Fennell worked with such frequent collaborators as Oscar- and BAFTA-winning director of photography Linus Sandgren, Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated production designer Suzie Davies, BAFTA-nominated editor Victoria Boydell, award-winning casting director Kharmel Cochrane and BAFTA-nominated composer Anthony Willis. Oscar and BAFTA winner Jacqueline Durran designed the costumes.
And here are some fun facts…..
The project started a bidding war prior to production, with many rival studios wanting to acquire the picture. Warner Brothers won out in the end, partly due to their commitment to a theatrical release for the film. Margot Robbie had produced Phennell’s first two films and now takes the lead role,
Wuthering Heights is in cinemas 13th February 2026
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Here’s the Wuthering Heights trailer……
