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Wuthering Heights (2026 film)

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Wuthering Heights
Directed byEmerald Fennell
Screenplay byEmerald Fennell
Based onWuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • February 13, 2026 (2026-02-13)
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Wuthering Heights is an upcoming Gothic psychological drama film written, directed, and produced by Emerald Fennell based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë. It stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 13, 2026.

Cast

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Production

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Director Emerald Fennell (left) and actress Margot Robbie also produced the film.

In July 2024, filmmaker Emerald Fennell announced she would write and direct an adaptation of Wuthering Heights.[1] In September 2024, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi were cast as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively, with Robbie also producing under her label LuckyChap Entertainment. Robbie previously produced Fennell's Promising Young Woman (2020) and Saltburn (2023), the latter of which starred Elordi.[2]

A bidding war in October led Netflix to bid $150 million for the distribution rights.[3] Warner Bros. Pictures, with whom LuckyChap has a first-look deal and made Barbie (2023), ultimately won the rights with a significantly lower offer of $80 million after granting Fennell and Robbie's wishes for the film to have a theatrical release and a significant marketing campaign.[4][5]

Elordi had been contemplating taking a hiatus from acting before Fennell offered him the lead role without having to audition.[6] The decision to cast a white actor as the racially ambiguous Heathcliff, described as "dark-skinned" in the novel, sparked some controversy.[7] In November 2024, Hong Chau, Alison Oliver (who starred in Saltburn), and Shazad Latif joined the cast.[8] In March 2025, Charlotte Mellington, Owen Cooper, and Vy Nguyen (all three making their film debuts) were announced as playing young Catherine, Heathcliff, and Nelly.[9]

Principal photography took place in the United Kingdom from late January to early April 2025. Filming occurred at Sky Studios Elstree, with location shooting in the Yorkshire Dales including the valleys of Arkengarthdale and Swaledale, the village of Low Row, and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.[10][11] Linus Sandgren was the cinematographer.[12]

Release

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Wuthering Heights is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Harriet (13 July 2024). "Emerald Fennell reveals next movie following Saltburn success". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (23 September 2024). "Margot Robbie And Jacob Elordi To Star In Emerald Fennell's Adaptation Of Wuthering Heights From MRC And LuckyChap". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ Belloni, Matthew (11 October 2024). "What I'm Hearing: A New Oscars Plan, Netflix's Wuthering Bid & Bela's Book". Puck. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr (24 October 2024). "Warner Bros' Global Theatrical Commitment Wins Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights; Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi Star In MRC Package With LuckyChap Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  5. ^ Belloni, Matthew (24 October 2024). "What I'm Hearing: Kamala Fears, A Murdoch Whiff & A Star Wars Exile". Puck. Archived from the original on 27 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ Perella, Vincent (17 April 2025). "Jacob Elordi on Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Gift and Going Through 'a Layer of Hell' for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ^ McTaggart, India (24 September 2024). "Wuthering Heights film stirs controversy after white actor chosen to play Heathcliff". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (20 November 2024). "Hong Chau, Alison Oliver & Shazad Latif Join Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights At Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ Ritman, Alex (7 March 2025). "Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Find Its Young Heathcliff and Cathy in Adolescence Breakout Owen Cooper and Matilda Stage Star Charlotte Mellington (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ^ Calnan, Elle (28 January 2025). "Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi starts filming in the UK". Screen International. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  11. ^ Coyle, Hayley (5 April 2025). "Dales welcomes Margot Robbie for movie shoot". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ^ Ruimy, Jordan (26 December 2024). "Linus Sandgren to DP Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights'". World of Reel. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (13 December 2024). "Wuthering Heights With Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi To Make Audiences Swoon On Valentine's Day Weekend 2026". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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