Overview

• Speaking at the Brontë Women’s Writing Festival, Fennell said she aimed for an emotional response to the text and kept substantial Brontë dialogue verbatim.
• She reaffirmed casting Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff despite age and ethnicity criticism, calling both choices central to her vision.
• The first teaser leans into suggestive imagery set to Charli XCX’s music, intensifying online reaction to the film’s erotic tone.
• Outlets have circulated reports from a Dallas test screening describing shocking content, but these accounts are second-hand and not independently verified.
• Warner Bros. has set a Feb. 14, 2026 theatrical release, and Fennell said this adaptation focuses on the novel’s first half.