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Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Trailer Draws Casting Criticism as Provocative Reimagining Accelerates

Fennell describes the project as an “adaptation of a feeling” with a February 13, 2026 theatrical release.

Overview

  • New footage presents a darker, more erotic tone, with marketing positioning the story as a love affair consumed by fixation and ruin.
  • Margot Robbie stars as Catherine and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, joined by Hong Chau, Alison Oliver, Owen Cooper, Shazad Latif and Martin Clunes.
  • Reaction is split, with social posts and fresh commentary questioning fidelity to Brontë and alleging white‑washing of Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity.
  • Fennell’s recent foreword and interviews frame the film as a primal, sado‑masochistic, fever‑dream response rather than a literal retelling.
  • Charli XCX provides original music for the film, and the trailer features her new track “Chains of Love.”