The passion of Jane Eyre with the pathos of E.T

The Warner Bros deal for the theatrical release of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights continues being discussed. From Variety:

It turns out money can’t buy everything.

Take the case of the red-hot “Wuthering Heights” package. The Emerald Fennell-directed film, which will star Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, sparked a bidding war, with Netflix’s $150 million offer dwarfing Warner Bros.’ $80 million bid. For the past decade, agents have advised their clients to take the loot. But in a sign of the turning tide, the “Wuthering Heights” filmmakers, led by producer Robbie, opted for Warners film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy’s pitch for a wide theatrical release and a full marketing campaign.

One top agent says Netflix was “shocked” by the outcome “because obviously they had outbid [every other studio] for so long,” and had been used to winning these contests. Even more surprising: Netflix may not have even finished the heat in second. Amazon is believed to have done so, having promised Fennell a major theatrical push. (Netflix and Amazon declined comment.) (...) For its part, Warners was eager to move forward immediately. Production begins in first-quarter 2025, sources say, even if that poses a logistical headache for Elordi, who is scheduled to begin shooting “Euphoria” Season 3 in January for sister company HBO. (Warners also declined comment.) (Tatiana Siegel)

Many other sites carry the story as well.

The Telegraph reviews Silver by Olivia Levez.

Silver, the third Young Adult novel by Olivia Levez, follows in the modern tradition, with an extraterrestrial narrator who combines the passion of Jane Eyre with the pathos of E.T. (Emily Bearn)