Why Jacob Elordi Got Cast In Wuthering Heights, Despite Some Fan Backlash: 'Very Surprising'

"Wuthering Heights" First Looks From a girl Who Loves the Brontes and Saltburn

As an English Education Major, I have always been drawn to the writing style and the allure of the Bronte sisters. They have this gothic aesthetic that was not common for women to be writing at the time, with the exception of Mary Shelley, which makes the stories they’re telling more and more alluring. So, when I heard that Emerald Fennel, the director of Saltburn, was going to be directing a Wuthering Heights adaptation, I was ecstatic. That wa…

Jacob Elordi is Already Getting Fan Hate Like Rachel Zegler For His Role in Wuthering Heights

Jacob Elordi’s latest role is garnering him quite the backlash. Currently, he is being criticized for being cast as the protagonist Heathcliff in yet another live-action adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, which is being directed by filmmaker Emerald Fennell. The reason behind the scrutiny and fan hate is simple: The character he has taken on is described as “dark-skinned” in the book, which is nothing close to Elordi’s complex…

Why Jacob Elordi Got Cast In Wuthering Heights, Despite Some Fan Backlash: 'Very Surprising'

Emerald Fennell explains why Jacob Elordi got cast in Wuthering Heights despite some fan backlash, explaining she found him “very surprising.”