Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is just around the corner, and we are finally getting a peek at the latest adaptation of the Emily Brontë tormented love classic.
In case you are not familiar with Emerald Fennell, the English director is behind two other buzzy titles you'd surely be aware of: Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, which also starred Elordi. For both of those titles, Margot Robbie joined Fennell as a producer. Now, for Wuthering Heights, the two are keeping the streak going, with Fennell taking on the roles of producer, writer, and director, and Robbie joining in as her leading star and also producer, the latter via her label, LuckyChap Entertainment. (Fun fact: It's the first time Fennell works with Robbie as an actor!)
“I've loved being a producer on [Promising Young Woman and Saltburn], but always been so jealous that I've never gotten to have the experience of working with Emerald as a director-actor kind of dynamic,” Robbie told press at a preview event for the movie's long-anticipated trailer. “I finally got to be in that position in the making of this film [and] have [now had] that front row seat to what it's like to be directed by Emerald and see how she can truly create these films that, for me, always give me such a visceral reaction, a visceral experience.”
First announced in the summer of 2024, Fennell's Wuthering Heights was already described by the New York Times as a “sexy, gothic and excessively modern” take on the literary classic, and now that we have gotten a peek at the R-rated film, we can confirm all those adjectives to be true. If you are dying to know why, below, find out everything we know about Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie — from its release date and trailer to cast information and plot.
When is Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie coming out?
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi will premiere in US theaters on Valentine's Day 2026 — that is, February 14, 2026.
Is there a trailer for Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie?
There is indeed. Warner Bros. released the first teaser trailer for Wuthering Heights on September 3, 2025. The teaser trailer, which you can watch above, is set to a remix of Charli XCX's “Everything is romantic,” from her 2024 hit album brat, and shows us the tension between star-crossed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff.
We get to see a disheveled, long-haired Elordi bringing to life the foster child of the Earnshaw family, and also get a peek at the production's period costumes, including Catherine's grandiose (but anachronistic) bridal gown, which leaked online when filming for the movie began.
We also get a glimpse of the movie's breathtaking photography featuring the Yorkshire Dales and lavish mansions, courtesy of lauded Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren, known for his work on La La Land and Saltburn, among others.
As expected from Fennell, who has a penchant for explicit iconography, the Wuthering Heights trailer is as raunchy as it gets, and it looks like, though with plenty of drama and yearning also woven through, the film will be even more so than the teaser; suffice to say, it's definitely an 18+ title.
The trailer also confirms the movie will feature original songs by Charli XCX, so hold your horses.
What will Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie be about?
As you can see from the trailer, Emerald Fennell's risqué adaptation of Wuthering Heights draws on the 1847 novel of the same name by English author Emily Brontë as its primary inspiration, with an added dose of clear-cut eroticism. As such, it is expected to be significantly different in nature from the source but presumably faithful in essence.
In case you are not familiar with Brontë's seminal book, its synopsis is as follows: “Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There, he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.”
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“Wuthering Heights is my favorite book,” Fennell said during the preview of the teaser trailer. “I first read it when I was 14 and have read it probably every year, ever since, and then about a million times while making this film. It always struck me as the most emotionally devastating book ever written. And I think the thing that we wanted to do with this [adaptation] was make a really, truly transformative experience of a movie, something that was our kind of tribute to the golden age Hollywood romances.”
Who is in the cast of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie?
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights movie stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw. The director praised the Australian actor's portrayal, calling it “one of the most devastating, beautiful, funny, touching performances of all time from her.”
Robbie is joined by fellow Australian Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff. The Euphoria alum landed the role without having to audition at a time when he was debating taking a break from acting. “I was really lucky. I was going to take a break for a while, and then Emerald just very simply texted me, and you can’t run from that text,” he told IndieWire in April 2025.
Elordi's casting was initially met with criticism, given that Heathcliff is described as “dark-skinned” in Brontë's book. And so was Robbie's, with some saying she was “too old” to play Catherine. Since then, casting director Kharmel Cochrane has doubled down on the film's casting choices. “You really don’t need to be accurate. It’s just a book. That is not based on real life. It’s all art,” she said, teasing the actors' performances. “There’s definitely going to be some English Lit fans that are not going to be happy. Wait until you see the set design, because that is even more shocking. And there may or may not be a dog collar in it.”
Rounding off the main cast are newcomer Charlotte Mellington as young Catherine, Adolescence star Owen Cooper as young Heathcliff, Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton, Hong Chau as Nelly Dean, Vy Nguyen as young Nelly, and Alison Oliver, who also appeared in Saltburn, as Isabella Linton. Additional casting includes Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell.
This post will be updated as news about the Wuthering Heights movie breaks.
