Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman, Satlburn) tantalizing adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights is coming to theaters next year, and teaser posters for the movie are starting to appear around the world. 2026’s Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff.
Screen tests have provided us with early reactions to the movie, and it is proving to be divisive. Additionally, the casting director for Wuthering Heights warned that it would not be entirely faithful to the book earlier this year. A sensual first image from Wuthering Heights, revealed in February, heavily implies that the movie will dive deep into themes of desire.
Some recent teasers are also leaning into this marketing strategy. Seen on X, mᴀssive poster images for Wuthering Heights are beginning to appear in cities around the world, including New York, London, and Los Angeles. The billboards broadcast the phrases “drive me mad” and “come undone,” not revealing the characters’ faces, often focusing on their hands.
Wuthering Heights is set to arrive in theaters on February 13, 2026. Check out these first posters below:
What This Marketing Means For Wuthering Heights
Mixed reactions to Wuthering Heights as a movie, in and of itself, as well as controversy surrounding the casting of Elordi as Heathcliff, whose character is widely interpreted to be of Romani descent, may make its theatrical run difficult. It is looking at a thorny reception, especially when it will inherently be competing with other Wuthering Heights adaptations.
Fennell’s Brontë project still has a strong publicity angle given her established stardom for previous movies, as well as that of the popular actors Robbie and Elordi. Elordi, especially, is likely to gain more goodwill among fans this year when early reviews for Frankenstein say that his performance is excellent.
Regardless of initial backlash, Warner Bros. is unsurprisingly still committing to the marketing of Wuthering Heights as a new, high-profile adaptation of a literary classic, featuring some of the biggest names of the day. The marketing team is also fully advertising Fennell’s apparent take on the story, which will embrace more modern Sєxuality.
Our Take On Wuthering Heights’ First Posters
The marketing thus far is enticing, and may serve to get people invested in another steamy picture from Fennell if they know relatively little about Wuthering Heights already. However, this project has the markers of something that wants to be a huge critical hit but has some fundamental issues: some potential miscasts for the sake of publicity, and ultimately being an over-adapted property.
