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First Teaser for Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Signals Erotic, Stylized Reimagining

The teaser positions Emerald Fennell’s erotically stylized take as a Valentine’s Day theatrical event despite renewed debate over casting and fidelity.

Overview

  • Warner Bros. unveiled the first look at the film, featuring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, with Charli XCX providing the trailer track and new original music.
  • The studio is targeting a Valentine’s Day 2026 theatrical release, with the project produced by LuckyChap and MRC and a supporting cast that includes Hong Chau, Shazad Latif and Alison Oliver.
  • The teaser emphasizes sensual, provocative imagery and the “drive me mad” tagline, underscoring a modern, visually heightened approach to Emily Brontë’s novel.
  • Social-media reactions are divided, with praise for the visuals and lead chemistry contrasted by criticism that the approach is overly sexualized or strays from the source material.
  • Longstanding concerns over Heathcliff’s portrayal and the leads’ ages resurfaced after the teaser, as reports from earlier test screenings described a sexually explicit, tonally abrasive cut.