In what is gearing up to be an A-list pairing for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights movie, MRC is tapping Oscar-nominated actress and producer Margot Robbie and BAFTA-nominated actor Jacob Elordi to star in the adaptation of the classic novel.
LuckyChap also will produce Fennell’s upcoming feature film adaptation based on the iconic romance novel by Emily Brontë. Besides being the studio on the project, MRC also will finance the pic.
This marks LuckyChap and Fennell’s third collaboration together, having also produced her most recent pic Saltburn and Promising Young Woman, which won Fennell an Oscar for original screenplay.
Robbie is set to star as Catherine Earnshaw, and Elordi will play Heathcliff. Fennell is set to write, direct and produce. The film is in pre-production gearing up for a UK shoot in 2025.
The original novel by Brontë is considered by many to be one of the great pieces of literature when it was published in 1847. The original story follows two families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons and the turbulent relationship they have with the Earnshaws’ foster son, Heathcliff.
Plot details on Fennell’s adaptation are unknown at this time.
Following her breakout directing debut with Promising Young Woman, Fennell has turned into one of those multi-hyphenates who gets the industry buzzing whenever a new project is announced. So when she broke the news on her social media that Wuthering Heights would be that next project, everyone was curious at who could play the two iconic characters, and now the town has that answer with two of its biggest stars.
Robbie most recently starred in and produced Barbie, which not only went on to become the biggest film of 2023, grossing $1.4 billion worldwide, but also earning eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture. She next will be seen starring in Kogonada’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, releasing in May.
Wuthering Heights reunites Elordi and Fennell, with actor starring in her most recent pic Saltburn. As for what is up next for On Swift Horses and Euphoria actor Elordi, he is set to star in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, directed by Justin Kurzell. He also will star in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. He played the iconic Elvis Presley in last year’s Priscilla, directed by Sofia Coppola.
MRC was the studio behind last year’s Saltburn, American Fiction and Fair Play and is known for such hit TV series as Poker Face, Terminal List, Ted, Ozark and House of Cards.
LuckyChap produced the global phenomenon Barbie and produced such acclaimed films as I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman, and Saltburn. On the television side, it produced limited series Maid and comedy Dollface. LuckyChap’s most recent film, My Old Ass, is in theatres now and was acquired by Amazon/MGM after rave reviews at Sundance. LuckyChap also is producing Off-Broadway play The Big Gay Jamboree, which marks its first foray into likve theater\.
Robbie is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Aran Michael Management, and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Elordi is repped by Gersh and Goodman Genow Schenkman. Fennell is represented by UTA and Entertainment 360.
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