Overview
- Warner Bros. released the first official trailer featuring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, with Charli XCX’s “Everything Is Romantic” and the artist confirming new original songs for the film.
- Promotional posters and billboards have rolled out in major U.S. and U.K. cities, teasing the film with the tagline “drive me mad.”
- The ensemble includes Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Owen Cooper as a young Heathcliff, and Charlotte Mellington as a young Catherine, with distribution set for Feb. 13, 2026.
- Early online reaction to the trailer is divided over its highly erotic tone and casting choices, echoing mixed impressions reported from limited test screenings earlier in the summer.
- The project followed a 2024 bidding war reportedly topped by Netflix’s $150 million offer before Warner Bros. secured the film for about $80 million, with LuckyChap and MRC producing for a wide theatrical rollout.