Margot Robbie Addresses Wuthering Heights Casting Backlash

Margot Robbie is talking out concerning the on-line backlash round her upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation.

The announcement that Robbie and Jacob Elordi can be starring in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel sparked large fan response, however not all of it was constructive. Many questioned whether or not Robbie and Elordi, who play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff respectively, had the best look, age, or chemistry for the basic romance.

Within the unique 1847 novel, Catherine is brunette and an adolescent, reverse to Robbie, who’s blonde and 35 years outdated. As for Heathcliff, he’s described as a “dark-skinned” outsider of ambiguous heritage in Brontë’s novel, drawing much more outrage on-line for Elordi’s casting. Nonetheless, Robbie isn’t staying silent.

In a latest interview with British Vogue, the Oscar-nominated actress, who can also be producing the movie, addressed the criticism surrounding each her and Elordi’s roles within the movie. Robbie defended the casting straight, acknowledging that audiences have little to no details about the movie, and urging them to order judgment till they see it. Learn Robbie’s remark under:

I get it, there’s nothing else to go off at this level till individuals see the film.

Robbie additionally spoke about Heathcliff’s casting, revealing that after seeing Elordi’s early work on the movie, she grew to become absolutely satisfied that he was the best alternative for Heathcliff, calling him ‘Our era’s Daniel Day-Lewis.’ Learn her feedback under:

I noticed him play Heathcliff. And he’s Heathcliff. I’d say, simply wait. Belief me, you’ll be completely satisfied. It’s a personality that has this lineage of different nice actors who’ve performed him, from Laurence Olivier to Richard Burton and Ralph Fiennes to Tom Hardy. To be part of that’s particular. He’s unimaginable and I consider in him a lot. I truthfully assume he’s our era’s Daniel Day-Lewis.

Within the interview, it was revealed that it was Elordi who first impressed Fennell to adapt Wuthering Heights after she noticed him with sideburns on the set of Saltburn and thought he regarded like “Heathcliff on the duvet of the ebook that I’ve had since I used to be an adolescent.” Moreover, it was confirmed that Fennell aged up Catherine in her adaptation, now inserting her in her mid-20s to early 30s.

The story of Wuthering Heights follows Catherine and Heathcliff as they navigate their forbidden, damaging love within the Yorkshire moors. This would be the eleventh adaptation of the gothic, tragic love story, with the final adaptation being BBC Radio 3’s 2011 movie starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson.

Charli XCX composed the soundtrack album for the movie, lately releasing a music titled “Home” in collaboration with former The Velvet Underground member John Cale.

Wuthering Heights can be launched in theaters on February 13, 2026.