Erica Siaulnski, Staff Writer
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi take on starring roles in one of the most beloved gothic novels, turned movie, of all time. On February 13th, Wuthering Heights, originally published by Emily Brontë in 1847, will come to theaters just in time for Valentines day.
The original novel follows a very dark gothic theme for the time period it was published in. The story involved Cathy and Heathcliff, who are supposed to be in love with each other but are divided by privilege, class, and differences. The novel has been beloved by super fans for centuries, and when the film was first announced, many were very excited to see it hit theaters. Yet, some people did have some complaints. The movie doesn’t appear to follow many of the themes in the book; some pointed out that the costumes were unrealistic and not accurate. While others mentioned that the movie stuck less to the original story and focused more on creating something completely new. While other viewers loved the differences and didn’t mind them at all, some were left less than pleased.
Director Emerald Fennell, who also directed the popular movie Saltburn, spoke on what it was like to develop the movie. “It makes you cry, it makes you recoil… It makes you question yourself.” She also mentioned what a fan of the book she was, and how interesting she found it at the Brontë Women’s Writing Festival last year, saying, “I’ve been obsessed. I’ve been driven mad by this book,”
When asked about the characters Robbie stated “I think they’re just a couple who are destined to be doomed,” which couldn’t be more true. She also talked more about working on set with the cast and about how director Fennell tried to create more chemistry on screen between the actors and Robbie explained that shrines were made in the actors’ dressing rooms of one and other in an attempt to build more of a connection between the two. “At the studio, we both had a dressing room. Emerald went into our dressing rooms and made a shrine of each other in our dressing rooms,”
Although it seems the actors got along just fine without the shrines, and seemed to have a great respect for Fennell and her work. Robbie stated that she wouldn’t have been able to do this job with just anyone and had a mutual dedication to the role with her co-star. “It would’ve been really difficult to do this role and play this relationship with someone who didn’t approach work in the same way that I do and that I didn’t genuinely get along with,” Singer Charlie XCX, best known for her Brat album and song in the Barbie movie, which also starred Margot Robbie, was also involved in this project. Creating a list of songs for the film, which she stated she was very excited for, “I always like to work with polar opposites, and so this was honestly a dream project for me.” She mentioned how heavy the music was and that she was so thrilled to see how it worked in the film.
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