Yahoo · 4d
'Wuthering Heights' and the Robbie-Elordi casting row
Filmmaker Emerald Fennell is facing a backlash over the casting for her new adaptation, in which "Barbie" star Margot Robbie is lined up to play Cathy, while Jacob Elordi, who played Elvis Presley in "Priscilla", will take on the role of her lover Heathcliff.
Metro · 6d
Jacob Elordi’s casting in Wuthering Heights adaptation sparks backlash as fans point out major flaw
In the most recent adaptation of the book which was released in 2011 by the BBC, James Howson, was cast as Heathcliffe, making him the first Black actor to play the role. Solomon Glave, another young Black actor also played Young Heathcliff in the series.
Captial · 3d
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.
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Vogue · 4d
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 collective Bottega Veneta stuffed-animal beanbag. Euphoria ’s resident narcissist psychopath Jacob Elordi will play Heathcliff opposite Barbie girl Margot Robbie ’s it’s-me-I’m-Cathy in the latest adaptation of Emily Brontë’s romantic tale (or brutally vengeful,
The Express Tribune · 4d
Wuthering Heights film casting sparks backlash over accusations of whitewashing and race blindness
A new film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, has sparked criticism on social media due to accusations of whitewashing. Directed by Emerald Fennell,
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