Andrea Arnold’s 2011 Wuthering Heights cast James Howson (left) as the first Black Heathcliff, while Jacob Elordi (right) joined more than 30 white actors to play the role.
The Conversation. Oscilloscope Pictures (left), Warner Bros. Pictures (right)
Emerald Fennell’s film is not interested in the racial commentary many critics have found in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
Kevin O'Leary, Gwyneth Paltrow, Timothée Chalamet and Odessa A'zion attend the premiere of ‘Marty Supreme’ at Regal Times Square on Dec. 16, 2025, in New York.
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Finding a famous face in an unexpected place is strangely thrilling, and cameos in Marty Supreme and other films are part of the art of casting.
Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are set to play Heathcliff and Cathy in a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights,
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