There’s no question that director Emerald Fennell has an impressive resume under her belt, from the heavy revenge story in Promising Young Woman to the disturbingly greedy characters in her 2023 hit, Saltburn. According to an article by Deadline, her next dark psychological storytelling venture is a movie adaptation of the classic book Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Keep reading for everything we know so far!
The Illustrated Teaser
Fennell teases the book’s movie adaptation on X with gothic art that certainly captures the tone of the movie, starting off the early spirit of Halloween strong. In the image, two skeletons are vividly drawn with a bit of disturbing imagery, accompanied by a quote from the book: “Be With Me Always. Take Any Form. Drive Me Mad.” This teaser is just a glimpse of what’s to come with this classic tale of doomed, gothic love.
— Emerald Fennell (@emeraldfennell) July 12, 2024
While there is no further news about which actors will be cast in the movie or when the film is set to premiere, we do know that Fennell will film the movie with MRC, the same studio that helped make her vision come true with Saltburn. We can expect the same amounts of imagery and symbolism as in Fennell’s previous films to fill every frame of Wuthering Heights.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
If — like me — you were somehow never introduced to this book in high school, you’re in for a dark treat. Wuthering Heights is the pinnacle of a twisted romance that could never work, but the irresistible attraction between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw draws readers to dissect their failed love. Surprisingly, the story isn’t told by either main character but by an outsider named Lockwood coming to Wuthering Heights. Lockwood is told the history of Wuthering Heights by Nelly Dean, a servant of the estate who, in her storytelling, shows how much she cares for people.
It might be a while until we learn anything else about the movie adaptation. Until then, we can only obsessively reread the book to remind ourselves why Wuthering Heights is still considered a classic novel even 177 years after its release in 1847.
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