Two Wuthering Heights scenes

CinemaBlend reports that 'The exact moment Margot Robbie knew Wuthering Heights was gonna work was actually cut from the movie'.

After Wuthering Heights became one of the biggest 2026 movie releases and available to watch on streaming, it’s interesting to know more about the behind-the-scenes of it all. In an interview with Refinery29, Robbie said there was one scene when she and Elordi knew they “got it” as an on-screen couple:

There were a couple of moments. Even on day one. [We shot] the first scene in the movie where Cathy flings open the bed hangings, and [Heathcliff is] lying in bed. And then we ended up cutting this bit but I walked up over him, and then crouch down and got like this close to his face and told him to, ‘get up, we've got neighbors,’ or whatever it was.

What a wild, fun fact! I would think they’d want the moment the Wuthering Heights co-stars really clicked on set to be kept in the movie, but then again, part of what makes this film good is all the yearning. As Robbie explained:

And we cut that bit because the proximity is something we wanted to save. But, I mean, that was day one, and even then, everyone was kind of like, ‘Whoa.’ And we were like, ‘Okay, I think this movie's gonna work.’ Also just because she's throwing something at him, and he's throwing it back, and he's like, ‘What?’ There was already an intensity between them that I think we could build on from that point.

Oh, but now I want to see this scene! I could totally see these two characters getting too close for comfort while in their shared home without even realizing it, since they grew up together, and then kind of pulling back in more public-facing moments. That being said, I totally trust that if that wasn’t the right move for those characters, it wasn’t right for the movie either. What a good feeling that must have been, though.

When CinemaBlend had the chance to speak to writer/director Fennell, we asked her why it takes so long for the pair to kiss, and she said it was important that she make it “frustrating” for the audience to see these two share scenes but not get intimate yet because “the wait is the fun.” And during our chat with Robbie and Elordi, they told us they think Heathcliff and Cathy fell in love in their very first scene together when they were kids

While it’s easy as an audience member to yell at the TV screen, “just kiss!” in the context of the story – which isn’t really supposed to be an epic romance – they are from two different class systems, and it was considered wrong for them to decide to be a couple or fraternize before marriage. Ultimately, while we yearn for these two, they have an incredibly tragic story. But it’s entertaining nonetheless! (Sarah El-Mahmoud)

Far Out Magazine selects a scene from Wuthering Heights 2011 among 'Five movie scenes from 2011 that you’d never get away with today'.

Hindley Whips Heathcliff- ‘Wuthering Heights’ (Andrea Arnold, 2011)

Wuthering Heights is a masterpiece of literature that has never gotten the adaptation that it deserves; while this is in part due to the fact that almost none of the film versions bothered to include the second half of the novel, they’ve also avoided the racial subtext that is critical to understanding the intentions that Emily Bronte had. Andrea Arnold was bold enough to approach these themes by casting a mixed-race actor, James Howson, as Heathcliff, and showing how he is harassed and insulted with racial epithets.

The strongest scene in the film involves Heathcliff being whipped by Hindley (Lee Shaw), Catherin’s (Kaya Scodelario) older brother. Hollywood has clearly decided to treat Wuthering Heights as a romantic epic (which it isn’t), and have whitewashed and streamlined subsequent adaptations; Emerald Fennell’s film doesn’t just ignore the racial commentary, but doesn’t even include Hindley as a character/ (Liam Gaughan)

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Written in 1847 under the pen name Currer Bell, this novel follows a fiercely independent orphan who refuses to let a restrictive Victorian world break her. After surviving a cruel childhood and a harsh boarding school, Jane takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. That's where she meets her brooding employer, Mr. Rochester. Their emotional connection is incredibly deep, but it gets completely derailed by hidden family truths and intense societal pressures.

I know it sounds weird to call a classic gothic tale cozy, but watching Jane fight for her personal freedom and moral clarity while falling deeply in love is deeply satisfying.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Brontë sisters were having an absolute moment in 1847, because that was the exact same year Emily published her only novel under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. This book trades the polite ballrooms for the wild, windy English moors, delivering a story built on raw passion, class divides, and relentless retribution.

The central relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and the brooding Heathcliff is famously messy, showing just how destructive love can become when social structures tear people apart. Honest take: it's definitely darker than a standard ballroom romance, but the sheer emotional intensity will completely pull you under. (Jesús López)