Since it’s Valentine’s Day, Emerald Fennell has decided to release a first image from her upcoming adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” which stars Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie.
Simple yet sensual is what Fennell’s going for here as we see a close-up of someone’s mouth with blades of green grass caught between extended fingers. Earlier in the week, the film started production in the UK.
No coincidence, Warner Bros has set up a Valentine’s 2026 release for “Wuthering Heights.” Although that date doesn’t spell awards, don’t be surprised the film gets a very short awards qualifying run in late 2025.
We don’t know if Fennell’s version of “Wuthering Heights” is set in the present day, or maintains the novel’s 17th Century English setting. What seems to be the lure here, and the reason why Warner Bros acquired it for $80M, is Fennell — she ‘a coming off having directed “Promising Young Woman” and “Saltburn.”