Margot Robbie, who caused controversy with her casting in Wuthering Heights, flaunts her burgeoning baby bump while out and about in Los Angeles in a skimpy shirt
Margot Robbie stepped out on Tuesday in Brentwood, Los Angeles, flaunting her comfortable pregnant look.
The 34-year-old Barbie star flaunted her expanding baby bulge while sporting an off-the-shoulder sheer black shirt and cozy oversized sweatpants.
The 34-year-old Australian model, who is expecting her first child with husband Tom Ackerley, accessorized with clunky black sandals and sunglasses from the Prada collection. She carried documents and a laptop under her arm and wore a black bag thrown over her shoulder.
The announcement of Margot and 27-year-old Jacob Elordi’s casting as gothic lovers in a new movie based on Emily Brontë’s beloved novel Wuthering Heights has caused controversy among certain fans.
According to Deadline, Margot will play Catherine Earnshaw, while the Saltburn actor will play her famous boyfriend Heathcliff.
Reaction to the news has been mixed; some have criticized the age difference between the performers and the roles as well as the ‘strange’ and ‘awful’ casting.
When Cathy passes away in the book, she was approximately 19 years old, and Heathcliff was approximately 22 years old and in his early forties when he passed away.
The decision to choose two stars in a movie set in the 1800s who “look like they belong on Instagram” infuriated many, who vented their frustration on social media.
Some even asserted that 38-year-old director Emerald Fennell, who oversaw Saltburn, had “not read” the beloved Emily Brontë book.
In other instances, social media criticised the ‘whitewashing’ of the romantic lead due to Heathcliff’s frequent descriptions as being ‘dark skinned’ and experiencing ‘racist abuse’.
One of the most notorious and complicated love protagonists in Western literature, Heathcliff, is portrayed in the book as having dark skin, eyes, and hair. It is also commonly assumed that he is of Roma or Gypsy descent.
The degree to which Fennell’s adaptation will adhere to the novel is unknown.
Upon hearing the news, fans vented their frustration on Twitter. One person wrote, ‘just a not so friendly reminder: Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is explicitly dark skinned and Romani, and his experiences as a man of color influence his entire character and story as a man suffering racist abuse from his adoptive family.’
“I think it’s so unfair and ridiculous how Hollywood casting directors keep erasing canonically BIPOC characters in important roles, especially in classic literature and historical roles like in Wuthering Heights,” another person said. “The 2011 adaptation is the only one that had an accurate Heathcliff.”
Guys, I can only presume that Emerald Fennell isn’t really copying Wuthering Heights; rather, she’s merely drawing inspiration from it, and the only things that are similar are the names of the characters. It’s also set in this age, but it’s a whole separate story, right? Someone made a joke.
‘Truly the worst casting I’ve ever experienced, I’m gagged by how Emerald Fennell is determined to never serving,’ commented another blogger.
“I’m excited to hear those unique Yorkshire twangs,” remarked a third.
Margot’s LuckyChap productions is involved in the movie’s production. Saltburn and Promising Young Woman, two of Emerald’s other films, were also produced by LuckyChap.
Next year, the film will be shot in the United Kingdom during pre-production. Published in 1850, Charlotte Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is regarded as a masterpiece of English literature.
The central theme of the narrative is the turbulent bond between the Earnshaw family’s youngest daughter, Catherine, and the reclusive Heathcliff, an orphan they adopted.
Their intense yet nuanced love is characterized by obsession, retaliation, and jealousy.
Over the years, the book has been adapted for the big screen several times. The most famous of these is perhaps the William Wyler-directed 1939 version, which starred Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier.
The 2011 Andrea Arnold film, starring James Howson and Kaya Scodelario, is the most recent adaptation.
Margot most recently starred in the hugely successful movie Barbie, which took home over $1.4 billion in worldwide box office revenue and eight nominations for Oscars, including Best Picture.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey by Kogonada is her upcoming project, which is scheduled for release in May.
In the meantime, Elordi recently played the legendary Elvis Presley in Priscilla, directed by Sofia Coppola.
He will also feature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Justin Kurzell’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
