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Emerald Fennell Hopes ‘Wuthering Heights’ Becomes This Era’s ‘Titanic’

Emerald Fennell seeks massive success with Wuthering Heights, inspired by Titanic's $2 billion legacy, amid debate over Jacob Elordi's casting as the dark-skinned Heathcliff.

  • On February 14, 2026, Wuthering Heights arrives in theaters, with Emerald Fennell and her team hoping the Margot Robbie–Jacob Elordi film becomes a theatrical phenomenon.
  • In a December 4 British Vogue interview, Robbie recalled Emerald Fennell saying she wanted the adaptation to be 'this generation's Titanic,' referencing the 1997 film that made over $2 billion.
  • Casting Jacob Elordi ignited debate over Heathcliff's depiction, as some readers interpret him as a 'dark-skinned gypsy,' but Margot Robbie praised Elordi, calling him her generation's Daniel Day-Lewis.
  • After the trailer release, viewers reacted strongly, but Margot Robbie said she hopes audiences 'go see it with 10 of their female friends' and called it an 'amazing date movie'.
  • Robbie framed the film within a lineage of romantic dramas, citing intense films like Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, The Notebook, and The English Patient as influences.
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HuffPost UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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