Wuthering Heightscasting director defends Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi choices amid backlash: 'It's just a book'

But you really don’t need to be accurate.

It’s just a book.

That is not based on real life.

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.Credit:Mike Coppola/Getty; Noam Galai/Getty

It’s all art."

But much of the controversy centers on Elordi’s casting.

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Solomon Glave and Shannon Beer in the 2012 film ‘Wuthering Heights’.Agatha Nitecka/Oscilloscope Laboratories

Fennell’sWuthering Heightsis slated to hit theaters Feb. 13, 2026.

Solomon Glave and Shannon Beer in the 2012 film ‘Wuthering Heights’.Agatha Nitecka/Oscilloscope Laboratories