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From ’Frankenstein’ and ’Bridgerton’ to Emily Brontë and Colleen Hoover. The new year brings TV and film adaptations of novels of almost every kind. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store.
Emily Brontë’s classic ‘Wuthering Heights’ from 1847 is being reinterpreted in a sensual version with Margot Robbie (‘Barbie’) as Cathy and Jacob Elordi (‘Frankenstein’) as Heathcliff. The adaptation has already garnered attention, with some arguing that Elordi is too fair-skinned to play the man Brontë described as dark-eyed and dark-skinned. The casting of Elordi is said to erase the book’s original racial and class critique. But director Emerald Fennell was captivated by his sex appeal, she told The Guardian. It premieres in theaters in February.
