Emily Brontë’s gothic masterpiece is coming to your screen again but with a twist
The moors are calling again—Emily Brontë’s timeless tale of wild passion and vengeful devotion is being reimagined by visionary director Emerald Fennell, who’s transforming Wuthering Heights with contemporary edge, electrifying casting choices, and a haunting synth-pop score that promises to make this 175-year-old tragedy feel dangerously modern.
Here’s all you need to know about Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights:
What is it about?
Based on Emily Brontë’s gothic romance—and masterpiece—Wuthering Heights is getting a fresh interpretation, and this time it features an exciting twist in casting. Margot Robbie will portray the passionate and wild Catherine Earnshaw, while Jacob Elordi takes on the brooding, vengeful Heathcliff. This classic tale of obsessive love, revenge and the destructive power of unfulfilled passion has captivated readers for over 175 years.
The film will centre on the intense, passionate relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff—a love story told with such powerful emotion that it transforms a simple Yorkshire moors narrative into something approaching the profound simplicity of classical tragedy. With the numerous intimate shots of Catherine and Heathcliff in the trailer, the trailer suggests that Fennell’s interpretation may be the most sensual version of Wuthering Heights to date.
When will it be released?
It will be in theatres on 14 February 2026
Who’s in the cast?
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi will be the main characters. Other cast members include Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, and Hong Chau.
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What can we expect from the soundtrack?
The teaser trailer showcased Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie in the iconic romance, accompanied by an original score from Charli XCX. Her debut track for the film, “Chains of Love,” is currently available for streaming, with a complete soundtrack planned for the movie’s premiere. Based the trailer, the soundtrack will likely feature dark, atmospheric synth-pop with brooding electronic beats, haunting melodies, and hyperpop influences that blend obsessive passion, melancholic vulnerability, and gothic intensity—creating a modern, edgy sound that captures the wild, destructive romance and windswept moors through pulsing rhythms that explores themes of toxic devotion and forbidden desire.
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Whether you’re a devoted Brontë enthusiast or discovering the story for the first time, Fennell’s Wuthering Heights looks poised to capture both the raw emotional power of the original novel and the provocative sensibility of contemporary cinema—making February 14, 2026, a date worth marking on your calendar, because things are about to get steamy.
