Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to star in drama adaptation of Emerald Fennell Wuthering Heights, hollywood reporter Confirmed.
MRC has hired LuckyChap Entertainment to produce the film based on author Emily Bronte’s classic novel of the same name. Fennell is writing, directing and producing the project, which is currently in pre-production and gearing up to shoot in the UK later this year.
Robbie will play Catherine Earnshaw, while Elodie will play Heathcliff. First published in 1847, the book focuses on the intense relationship, including passion and revenge, between Catherine and Heathcliff after they meet in the mansion of the same name.
THR It was reported in July that Fennell would direct an adaptation Wuthering Heights as her next feature.
Wuthering Heights This is Fennell’s third collaboration with LuckyChap, which Robbie runs with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara. LuckyChap also produced Fennell’s previous films promising young woman (2020) and saltburn (2023). promising young woman Nominated for five Oscars, Fennell’s script won.
After last year’s blockbuster BarbieRobbie can next be seen starring opposite Colin Farrell in director Kogonada’s A bold and beautiful journeySony Pictures plans to release it in spring 2025.
Elordi, known for projects including saltburn and Euphoriawill star in the upcoming Prime Video series The narrow road to the deep north and Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix film Frankenstein.
There have been numerous screen adaptations Wuthering Heightswhich included director William Wyler’s 1939 version, starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, which was nominated for Best Picture. Recent releases include ITV’s 2009 miniseries starring Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, as well as the 2009 ITV miniseries starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson ) starring in the 2011 feature film.
Robbie is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Aran Michael Management, attorney Jeff Bernstein and Narrative. Elodie is represented by Gesh. Fennell is repped by UTA and Entertainment 360.
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