If you had any doubt that Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie could play Heathcliff and Cathy, the first trailer for Emerald Fennell's upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights is here to soothe your mind. The genetically blessed actors — who both hail from Australia — star in the bold new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel – and if the Charli XCX-backed trailer is anything to go by, this isn't your classic period romance. Here's what you need to know.
Watch the first trailer for Wuthering Heights
When will Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights be released?
The film is slated for release in theatres on February 14, 2026 — i.e., Valentine's Day.
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What is Wuthering Heights about?
Published by Emily Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, in the year before her death, Wuthering Heights is a tumultuous tale of passion and revenge set on the bleak Yorkshire moors, and follows the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff, an orphan taken in by the Earnshaw family, and Catherine Earnshaw, whose love for Heathcliff is overshadowed by her decision to marry another man for social status.
Over the years, the novel has birthed plenty of film and television adaptations – most recently in 2011, but also as far back as the 1930s. We're interested to see how Fennell's take might differ or stay true to the book's original material.
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Who is in the cast?
Robbie and Elordi star in the two main roles, and are joined by Hong Chau as Nelly Dean, Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton and Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton. Owen Cooper, who you might remember from his masterful turn in Adolescence, also appears, playing a young Heathcliff.
Robbie's production company, LuckyChap, is also signed on to produce the film. This will be her third time collaborating with Academy Award-winning director Fennell, having also worked together on Promising Young Woman and Saltburn.
