Hot on the heels of “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell and Jacob Elordi have teamed up for another work of British class commentary. The “Euphoria” star leads Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel “Wuthering Heights” alongside Margot Robbie, a project that instantly became the talk of the town when it went out to market in 2024.
The film eventually landed at Warner Bros. (despite reports of a more lucrative offer from Netflix for a streaming-only release), which has it slated for a Valentine’s Day weekend 2026 release.
Despite the star power attached on both sides of the camera, “Wuthering Heights” was the source of some controversy when it was first announced. Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter. Language in Brontë’s original novel suggests that the character is non-white (though he has previously been played by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes, Timothy Dalton, and Tom Hardy), and many voices online suggested that the role should have gone to an actor of color.
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The casting director for the film, Kharmel Cochrane, defended the casting choice back in April, saying at a Q&A at the Sands Film Festival in Scotland that these things are open to interpretation.
“There’s definitely going to be some English Lit fans that are not going to be happy,” Cochrane said. “There was one Instagram comment that said the casting director should be shot. But just wait till you see it, and then you can decide whether you want to shoot me or not. But you really don’t need to be accurate. It’s just a book. That is not based on real life. It’s all art.”
Hong Chau, “Saltburn” actor Alison Oliver, and Shazad Latif also star in “Wuthering Heights.”
Robbie will next be seen in Kogonada’s “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” which she stars in alongside Colin Farrell. Elordi is currently filming Season 3 of “Euphoria” and will soon be seen in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars.”
Warner Bros. will release “Wuthering Heights” in theaters on February 13, 2026. Check out the teaser for the film and the first poster, with the caption “Come Undone.”
