Fans are less than impressed with the Wuthering Heights casting
Another Wuthering Heights adaptation is in the works, which will come as no surprise to fans of the classic novel.
Wuthering Heights is a classic for a reason and seeing the story be reimagined can be exciting, but only when the casting is right.
There’s so much pressure to find the perfect Cathy and Heathcliff and fans are not happy with the latest decision.
Emerald Fennell confirmed the disappointing news this week and the backlash online is rife.
And many fans believe she has failed with the actors she has chosen to play the iconic fictional characters.
Earlier this week, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi were confirmed as the leads, but fans have been slating the decision.
Many agreed that Elordi was the wrong choice for Heathcliff and called out Fennell for casting a white actor.
it is not too late to yeet margot and jacob out of wuthering heights and cast #REAL talent as cathy and heathcliff! pic.twitter.com/9jYaETMNl4
— n (@ceokimjisoos) September 23, 2024
One wrote: “Heathcliff is described as a dark-skinned brown man in the book and a major plot point is that he was subjected to racist abuse by his adopted family. but yeah sure jacob elordi is perfect!”
Another said: “No hate to Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi but neither of them have enough Psychologically Tortured vibes to play Cathy and Heathcliff. Like a Wuthering heights adaptation simply needs actors who are weirder.”
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff was ‘as dark almost as if it came from the devil’; ‘a dark skinned gipsy; as a child, he wishes he’d had ‘light hair and a fair skin’, aware of his radicalisation.
— Madeline Potter (@madeline_cct) September 23, 2024
The film industry: *let us cast yet another white actor*
A third added: “So what we’ve learned is that Emerald Fennell has not read Wuthering Heights.”
There’s no doubt both Robbie and Elordi are incredibly talented actors, but they simply don’t feel like the right fit for those roles.
We can only hope the adaptation proves us wrong, but as a massive Wuthering Heights fan, I’m not feeling hopeful.
