Margot Robbie wore a dramatic wedding gown as she began filming for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights on Friday. 

The actress, 36, is playing Catherine Earnshaw in the £62 million production, with Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi taking on the role of Heathcliff. 

Strolling across the misty Moors, she looked stunning in the off-the-shoulder dress that featured a voluminous skirt – with filming coming just months after she gave birth to her first child. 

Margot’s long veil trailed behind her as it caught the breeze, while her costume was completed with a bouquet of roses. 

Filming began in January with the film slated for a release date of February 2026.  

Margot’s LuckyChap company is on board to produce the film. LuckyChap also produced two of Emerald’s other movies: Saltburn and Promising Young Woman. 

Margot Robbie wore a dramatic wedding gown as she began filming for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights on Friday

The actress, 36, is playing Catherine Earnshaw in the £62 million production, with Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi taking on the role of Heathcliff

The film will be directed by Emerald Fennell, 38, who also helmed Saltburn. No plot details have yet been revealed.

Margot and Jacob are familiar with each other, as they star in the new short film, See You at 5, directed by Call Me by Your Name‘s Luca Guadagnino, for the new Chanel No. 5 campaign.

Margot recently gushed about him in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, saying, ‘He’s wonderful. And as you said, I worked with him on Saltburn in a producer-actor capacity. So I haven’t shared the screen with him before, but I know I’ve seen him on set, I’ve been around him on set, and he’s just—he’s got an incredible presence.’

‘He’s a movie star—he’s got that charisma. He holds a frame. He’s also really lovely and from the same state that I’m from in Australia. We’re about an hour away from each other, but he’s from Brisbane, and I’m from the Gold Coast.’

‘Even though the whole point of our film is that we cross paths and miss each other, it still felt like we did the campaign together.’

Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, published in 1850, is considered a masterpiece of English literature.

The original story centres around the Earnshaws, the Lintons, and their turbulent relationship with Heathcliff, a foster son of the Earnshaws.

Heathcliff is one of the most infamous and complex romantic heroes in Western literature, known for his brooding nature and obsession with Cathy.

Margot’s long veil trailed behind her as it caught the breeze, while her costume was completed with a bouquet of roses

Filming began in January with the film slated for a release date of February 2026

The Australian actress was a vision in white as the billowing veil was fanned out behind her

The star looked amazing in a wedding gown fitting off the period, featuring a structured bodice and full skirt

The actresses beautifully-styled locks were seen beneath her sheer veil

The cast grappled with the billowing veil as the actress got stuck into filming

The film will be directed by Emerald Fennell [pictured], 38, who also helmed Saltburn. No plot details have yet been revealed

There have been a number of film adaptions of the book over the years, with perhaps the most well known being the 1939 version directed by William Wyler, and starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier.

The most recent adaption is the 2011 film by Andrea Arnold, starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson.

Wuthering Heights fans were puzzled by the casting choice when Margot and Jacob were announced for the new adaptation. 

They noted that Catherine, who is no older than 19 in the novel, is being played by 34-year-old Margot Robbie. 

Meanwhile, Heathcliff, whose character is about 40 by the end of the story, will be portrayed by 27-year-old Jacob Elordi.  

The role is a far cry from Margot’s turn as Barbie in the 2023 hit film [pictured]

The film star swapped Malibu for the Moors as she got into character as Cathy

The crew were seen ᴀssisting Margot as she walked across the foggy Moors

Margot’s LuckyChap company is on board to produce the film. LuckyChap also produced two of Emerald’s other movies: Saltburn and Promising Young Woman

Wuthering Heights fans were puzzled by the casting choice when Margot and Jacob were announced for the new adaptation

They noted that Catherine, who is no older than 19 in the novel, is being played by 34-year-old Margot Robbie

Meanwhile, Heathcliff, whose character is about 40 by the end of the story, will be portrayed by 27-year-old Jacob Elordi [pictured]

Many fans also criticized the decision to use actors who they felt “look like they belong on Instagram” in a period film set in the 1800s.

Some even questioned whether director Emerald Fennell, 38, who also directed Saltburn, had actually read Emily Brontë’s classic novel.

Additionally, there was backlash over the perceived ‘whitewashing’ of Heathcliff, a character often described as ‘dark-skinned’ and subjected to racist abuse. 

In the book, Heathcliff—considered one of literature’s most complex romantic figures—is portrayed with dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin, with many readers believing he has Roma or Gypsy heritage.