Overview
- Warner Bros.’ adaptation opens February 13, starring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff.
- Online debate over casting, stylised wardrobes and a pop soundtrack has driven visibility, with the trailer topping 23 million YouTube views and pre-sales described in reports as strong with opening-weekend estimates around $30–35 million.
- Emerald Fennell says she is making “a version” of the novel and has called the project an exploration of the story’s sadomasochistic undercurrents.
- Costume designer Jacqueline Durran acknowledges the film does not chase strict period accuracy and explains the glossy, mixed-era look as character-driven.
- Location work across the Yorkshire Dales was welcomed by local Brontë institutions, which hope for a tourism lift, while press reports say a Netflix offer was declined in favor of an $80 million Warner Bros. theatrical path.