By Jordan Grim • November 14, 2025 • 02:19 AM (PDT)
By Jordan Grim • November 14, 2025 • 02:19 AM (PDT)
The new trailer for Wuthering Heights is here and the excitement around this fresh adaptation is growing fast. Directed by Emerald Fennell and led by Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi the film brings a modern creative edge to Emily Brontes 1847 novel while keeping its emotional core alive. The trailer gives viewers a look at the intense connection between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff and sets up a visual style that feels new for this timeless story.
The trailer opens with the young versions of the iconic pair meeting on the West Yorkshire moors. The shots move quickly from childhood moments to their grown up lives where the relationship becomes tangled bold and painful. Margot Robbie as Catherine brings a strong presence while Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff shows the quiet anger and longing that drive much of the story in Wuthering Heights. Their scenes together capture the raw feeling the novel is known for and that emotional fire takes center stage in this new version.
One line in the trailer stands out. Catherine asks Heathcliff what he would do if he suddenly had wealth. He answers with a mix of truth and bitterness saying he would live in a big house be unkind and take a wife. This short exchange sets up the themes the film leans into class distance revenge and frustration that has shaped the story for generations.
The trailer also shows Catherine marrying Edgar Linton played by Shazad Latif a choice she makes to protect her social position. That decision drives Heathcliff to leave vowing to return stronger. When he does their emotions remain unresolved and the trailer highlights the tension between them. Moments of rain heartbreak and close scenes are supported by a new original song Chains of Love from Charli xcx created for the upcoming film album.
The film also includes colorful touches and modern visual choices that stand out. The trailer shows bold styling creative costume hints and expressive scenes that expand the tone beyond a traditional period romance. Some images are soft and dreamy while others are sharp and charged. These choices reflect Fennells style which mixes classic storytelling with daring modern detail.
The cast goes beyond Robbie and Elordi with Hong Chau Alison Oliver Martin Clunes Ewan Mitchell and Shazad Latif contributing to the world around the Earnshaw and Linton families. Early reactions to private screenings have been mixed with some calling the film provocative bold and surprising. Scenes mentioned by attendees suggest that this adaptation is not afraid to explore the darker themes of Wuthering Heights including power pain and obsession.
Emerald Fennell has spoken about her long connection to the novel saying the book changed her at a young age and that the story still feels personal to her. She has also responded to discussions about casting choosing to focus on the emotional truth of the story and its complicated layers rather than the expectations of older interpretations.
Drive me mad. “Wuthering Heights” comes to theaters Valentine’s Day. pic.twitter.com/n4UNA1nKmh
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Fans of the book and newcomers alike are watching closely as the film prepares for its US release on February 13 2026 just ahead of Valentines Day. With its strong cast fresh trailer and new music Wuthering Heights appears ready to introduce a new generation to this unforgettable story.
If the trailer signals anything it is that this version of Wuthering Heights aims to deliver the power romance and conflict that have kept the story alive for more than a century while giving audiences something bold and memorable for today.
