Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights
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No, Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights was not a ‘person of colour’
Calling all Lascars! A chance to star in the hearthrob blockbuster of all time – Wuthering Heights. Liverpudlian background essential. No experience in wuthering required. Spawn of Beelzebub welcome.
'Wuthering Heights' Casting Jacob Elordi as White Heathcliff Sparks Anger
"One difficulty in the casting of Heathcliff is the conundrum Emily left us about his race," Brontë expert Nick Holland told Newsweek of the character.
New 'Wuthering Heights' film casting sparks backlash, accusations of whitewashing
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi will star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively, in an adaptation of the classic novel directed by Emerald Fennell, Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood ...
Jacob Elordi Is Set To Play Heathcliff In "Wuthering Heights," And Here's Why That's Being Called Out
"I think it’s so unfair and ridiculous how hollywood casting directors keep erasing canonically BIPOC characters in important roles."
Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi to play Cathy, Heathcliff in new 'Wuthering Heights'
"Barbie" icon Margot Robbie and "Priscilla" actor Jacob Elordi have signed on to play doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff in a new "Wuthering Heights" film.
Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi to Star in ‘Wuthering Heights’ for Director Emerald Fennell
Hailing from MRC and LuckyChap, the feature adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel is set to shoot later this year.
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights criticised for casting Jacob Elordi as “dark-skinned” Heathcliff
In the Wuthering Heights novel, Heathcliff is described as a "dark-skinned gipsy". Elsewhere, Brontë also writes that Heathcliff was abandoned as a baby in Liverpool's slave port. This has led many readers to believe that Heathcliff is canonically not white and that he should be portrayed by an actor of colour on screen.
Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights' Movie Sparks Backlash Over Casting Of Jacob Elordi As "Dark-Skinned" Heathcliff
Emerald Fennell’s decision to cast Jacob Elordi in Wuthering Heights has raised eyebrows in the UK. Deadline revealed on Monday that Elordi and Margot Robbie will star in the Emily Brontë adaptation as Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
Why Some Fans Are Very Upset Jacob Elordi Has Been Cast In The Upcoming Wuthering Heights Adaptation
Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is one of those pieces of classic literature that is going to continue to be remade as a film a couple of times a decade until the heat death of the universe. In most cases,
Margot Robbie Will Play Cathy to Jacob Elordi’s Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
At its heart sits the title Wuthering Heights, and below it the strapline “A film by Emerald Fennell.” Above the image, it reads, “Be with me always. Take any form. Drive me mad,” the immortal words Heathcliff utters after the tragic death of Catherine Earnshaw.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi Cast in New “Wuthering Heights” Film Adaptation — and the Internet Has Thoughts
Emerald Fennell - who directed Elordi in 'Saltburn' and appeared in Robbie's 'Barbie' - will direct the new movie, based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel
What Should We Actually Expect From Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights?
The principal casting for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights was announced this week, and the internet fell off its ...
Margot Robbie Already Has a Role Lined up for After Her Pregnancy & Fans of Classic Novels Can’t Wait
The original story in Brontë’s book follows the Earnshaw family and the Linton family and their tumultuous interactions with ...
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to play gothic lovers in Wuthering Heights adaptation from Saltburn director
Elordi, who is re-teaming with writer-director Emerald Fennell following Saltburn, is to portray Heathcliff, one of the most infamous romantic heroes in all of Western literature (some might ...
Heathcliff Is Supersize Now
Jacob Elordi will play Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights, and not everybody thinks ...
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Wuthering Heights: Hollywood's worst casting decisions
In the case of Wuthering Heights, you could argue that Fennell was simply sticking to Hollywood tradition: Laurence Olivier ...