Sorry, But These Wuthering Heights Trailers Rule

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I’m really enjoying the trailers for Wuthering Heights and hope they continue releasing them, even after the film comes out in February. Ideally, they’d keep making new ones throughout 2026 and into the next year, building anticipation for what I predict will be a sequel – Wuthering 2 Furious – in 2027. And I hope the debates about the trailers, and the movie itself, never end! Emerald Fennell has quickly become a director who sparks a lot of discussion, and adapting a classic like Wuthering Heights has clearly gotten everyone fired up. Honestly, that’s a great thing – we need more movies that make us react strongly.

The newest trailer for Wuthering Heights feels like a refinement of the first, or perhaps an expansion on it. The initial trailer heavily focused on the adaptation’s more suggestive and atmospheric elements – think close-ups of food preparation and intensely physical scenes. It was accompanied by amusing, though unconfirmed, reports of shocked reactions from early viewers. This new trailer shifts the focus, reminding audiences that this version aims to be a beautifully made and romantic interpretation of what many consider “the greatest love story of all time” (though some might debate that!). It showcases grand costumes, dramatic settings, and expressive gestures. However, the film remains visually striking – Emerald Fennell clearly learned from director Joe Wright. We see carefully composed wedding scenes, lavish feasts, sweeping landscapes, and stormy skies. Margot Robbie is portrayed as a fragile figure manipulated by a powerful force, and Jacob Elordi rides into a vibrant sunset reminiscent of classic Westerns. There’s still a distinct artistic flair, including a bizarre but memorable scene of characters licking a large pink wall.

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It’s all marketing, really – an attempt to reach different groups of people who aren’t going to the movies as much anymore. They’re trying to pull people away from things like true crime shows and bad comedies and get them back into theaters. The first trailer appealed to one audience (like me!), and this new one is for people who prefer more sophisticated stories (also me!). I imagine the next will target fans of epic adventures, and after that, those who like dark and brooding dramas – that’s me again! As they say, marketing focuses on presentation, not substance, and right now, Wuthering Heights is generating so much buzz that the actual movie might not even need to be good to succeed.

Despite some concerns about how closely this new adaptation will follow the original story, I’m still really looking forward to it. With so many versions of Wuthering Heights already available – I’ve seen most of them, and recommend the one with a young Timothy Dalton – it’s good when each new take offers a fresh perspective. I initially doubted Jacob Elordi’s casting as Heathcliff, thinking he might be too reserved for the role. However, his powerful performance as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein proved he’s a much more versatile actor than I thought. Margot Robbie, of course, is incredibly talented, and I’m intrigued by the idea of her Catherine being a mix of her previous roles – Barbie, Elizabeth I, Nadine Belfort, and Nellie LaRoy.

What’s most exciting about the upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights is that it seems to embrace the novel’s intense and unsettling nature. The book is a dark story of passionate, consuming desires and painful experiences, and the director isn’t shying away from that. In fact, she appears to be leaning into it with a visually striking approach. The casting of Hong Chau as Nelly Dean is a particularly good sign. Nelly is a key, often overlooked character who subtly drives the plot, and Chau is a powerful actress who can bring nuance to the role. I’m also hoping the adaptation will include the story’s second generation of characters, who are significant in the novel but frequently left out of other versions. It will be interesting to see if they are included in the new series.

Whether Wuthering Heights is a truly great love story – let alone the greatest – is still up for debate, and likely will be for a long time. It definitely explores intense passion and the destructive side of obsession. The relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff shows how powerfully people can affect each other, but it’s debatable if their connection is actually ‘love’ as we understand it today. In fact, Wuthering Heights is probably a more accurate love story than The Great Gatsby, which is often mistakenly considered a romance when it’s really the opposite. However, this new film is only ‘inspired by’ the novel, so the director probably isn’t too concerned with staying completely faithful to the original. The big question is whether this adaptation will be a successful reimagining like Bram Stoker’s Dracula or a disappointing one like Roland Joffé’s The Scarlet Letter? We’ll be discussing that for months to come.

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2025-11-14 00:54