Saltburn director Emerald Fennell is set to adapt the classic novel Wuthering Heights for her latest project, but fans have reacted badly after learning who has been cast as Cathy and Heathcliff
Emerald Fennell's choice of Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie for her film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has sparked uproar among fans. The acclaimed director, who clinched the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 2021 for Promising Young Woman, hinted in July about her plans to bring Emily Brontë's iconic novel to the big screen.
Andrea Arnold is the only director brave enough to actually cast a person of colour in the role and why her version is underrated.' Disappointment permeated Reddit threads too. One Brontë devotee penned: 'Another white Heathcliff? Why!?', while another lamented the casting decision as 'my nightmare', reports the Mirror .
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