Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ With Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi Lands at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Motion Pictures Group has landed MRC’s feature film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” from director Emerald Fennell. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are set to star in the project, which sparked a fierce bidding war.
MRC is the studio financing the film, LuckyChap is producing and Fennell wrote and will direct and produce the feature film adaptation based on the Emily Bront? novel. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute “Wuthering Heights” in theaters globally.
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“Wuthering Heights” marks the second collaboration between MRC, LuckyChap and Fennell after the breakout hit “Saltburn,” and the third collaboration with LuckyChap and Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”).
“We are thrilled to partner with MRC, Emerald Fennell, and LuckyChap for this feature film adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights,'” Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said in a joint statement. “From the moment we were introduced to Emerald’s vision for the film, and with an incredible cast led by Margot and Jacob, we were instantly committed to forging a partnership with this team to ensure the movie was brought to theaters around the world.”
Warner Bros. Pictures, Robbie and LuckyChap most recently collaborated on the blockbuster “Barbie” movie. LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara have a multi-year first look feature film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.
“From our first conversations with Emerald about ‘Wuthering Heights,’ we were inspired by her vision to make something that channels the longing and heartache of the novel while adding her distinctive sensibility and beautiful aesthetic,” said MRC’s Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman. “We are thrilled to partner with Warner Brothers and our friends at LuckyChap to help bring Emerald’s film to audiences around the world.”
Fennell said, “I’m so excited to be working with the amazing team at Warner Bros., and to once again be partnering with the brilliant MRC and LuckyChap.”
Fennell is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360, United Agents and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox. Robbie is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Aran Michael Management, and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Elordi is repped by Gersh and Goodman Genow Schenkman.
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