{"id":2283050,"date":"2026-02-15T16:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2283050"},"modified":"2026-02-15T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:44:33","slug":"inside-margot-robbie-and-jacob-elordis-wuthering-heights-controversial-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/inside-margot-robbie-and-jacob-elordis-wuthering-heights-controversial-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi\u2019s \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 Controversial Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2026 \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d movie starring \u201cBarbie\u201d actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/margot-robbie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Margot Robbie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Margot Robbie<\/strong><\/a> and \u201cFrankenstein\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/jacob-elordi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacob Elordi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Jacob Elordi<\/strong><\/a> takes a significant departure from the 1847 novel by Emily Bront\u00eb. There have been countless adaptations over the years, but this version, written and directed by Emerald Fennell, of \u201cSaltburn\u201d fame, ends differently from the book on which it is based.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Margot Robbie and Jacob Elrodi Star In 2026\u2019s \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 Adaptation<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWuthering Heights\u201d is a complex Gothic tale that focuses on themes of obsessive love and revenge. The story focuses on the obsessive love affair between Catherine \u201cCathy\u201d Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi). They are children when Cathy\u2019s father takes in Heathcliff as a mysterious orphan. The two grow up together and develop deep feelings for one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Cathy decides to marry her wealthy neighbor, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), which prompts Heathcliff to leave. He later returns a wealthy man and marries Edgar\u2019s sister, Isabella Linton. That said, even though they are both married, their romantic feelings for each other do not diminish.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How Does The Margot Robbie Version End?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie attend the ''Wuthering Height'' UK premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bg_ylUzOCqFjazgPGdgwHg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/8167749e037c9566d31da37db5eb0cd9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many fans know that Cathy actually dies about halfway through the book, and Heathcliff eventually drives himself mad. In the book, Heathcliff visits a pregnant Catherine in secret, and she dies shortly after giving birth to a daughter, Cathy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the movie, Cathy\u2019s housekeeper, Nelly, plays a more villainous role. Cathy tells Nelly that she has had a miscarriage, but Nelly thinks she is lying for attention. Nelly has also been burning Heathcliff\u2019s letters to Cathy to keep them apart. However, once Nelly realizes Cathy is dying, she tells Heathcliff. Unfortunately, it\u2019s too late, and Cathy dies from sepsis from the miscarriage before he arrives.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How The \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019 Ending Changed<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jacob Elordi attends the ''Wuthering Height'' UK premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1441\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ta8nHnKP1AjmhQputA55Yw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/e641be126233711f5b3276cd94e0934c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the book, Cathy has a daughter, but in the movie, she suffers a miscarriage. That is only one change from the source material. The other change is that Heathcliff visits Cathy before she dies; however, in the movie, that does not happen. She speaks to him in a dream-state, but they don\u2019t actually meet in person before she dies. Fennell explained that the decision to keep Heathcliff and Cathy apart at the end is &#8220;partly structural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There are about three different meetings and three different speeches, and so part of it was consolidating that,&#8221; she said while speaking to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/emerald-fennell-defends-changes-wuthering-heights-ending-11899906?tag=latestcatalog_ewk&amp;hid=74e440e9af02fff0fddce9f942b8f8ad264b87cf&amp;did=21992719-20260213&amp;utm_campaign=ewk-must-list_newsletter&amp;utm_source=ewk&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=021326&amp;lctg=74e440e9af02fff0fddce9f942b8f8ad264b87cf&amp;lr_input=f263019c32b1a51bc35b1cc13fd62e6101063a88aa923e90f61d52800371330b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>. &#8220;But also, we talk a lot about\u00a0\u2018Romeo and Juliet\u2019\u00a0and, obviously, when we meet Isabella, she&#8217;s talking about that kind of story and about that missed thing, and I feel so much that Cathy and Heathcliff&#8217;s [romance] was about missing each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She went on to say, \u201cAnd so what I did was I brought a lot of the love forward, and a lot of those really important conversations forward, to give them some time so that it didn&#8217;t just happen at the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why The 2026 Adaptation Ends With Cathy\u2019s Death<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Margot Robbie attends the ''Wuthering Height'' UK premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dA_whxr7dXkphklcrzAOUw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/ff3fb237bae682cb442daa4f4dd7b9ae\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead of following the story of their children, the movie ends pretty quickly after Cathy passes away. Her return as a ghost, featured in several other adaptations, does not occur here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It begins where it ends and ends where it begins,&#8221; Fennell said of her chosen ending. &#8220;And that&#8217;s the thing about love, and it&#8217;s the thing about the book, right? It&#8217;s that it&#8217;s forever and it&#8217;s cyclical, and so there&#8217;s no stop \u2014 even when there&#8217;s a terrible, sad, tragic stop, it&#8217;s not really a stop \u2014\u00a0because that&#8217;s what the book feels so much about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She adds, &#8220;It&#8217;s about the depths of human feeling and how it exists in a profound way, not just a physical one. And so that, I don&#8217;t know, that felt like the right way to end it for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Emerald Fennell Defends Her Changes To \u2018Wuthering Heights\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie attend the ''Wuthering Height'' UK premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OWf9.mOT0L8p.gnh_Jg5qw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/theblast_73\/179a0a968eae72a0f214edec18c133ea\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere in her conversation with <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, Fennell revealed that she had first fallen in love with the book as a teenager. While creating the script, she recalled events that had actually happened in the book and others that didn\u2019t. This led her to shape the narrative by eliminating some characters and changing others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was funny, you know, I think the things that I remembered were both real and not real,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;So there was a certain amount of wish fulfillment in there, and there were whole characters that I&#8217;d sort of forgotten or consolidated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead of directly adapting the book, Fennell explained that she \u201cwanted to make something that was my response and interpretation to that book and to the feeling of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d movie starring \u201cBarbie\u201d actress Margot Robbie and \u201cFrankenstein\u201d star Jacob Elordi takes a significant departure from the 1847 novel by Emily Bront\u00eb. 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