Margot Robbie is defending Emerald Fennell ‘s “ Wuthering Heights ” against a handful of pre-release controversies. Speaking to British Vogue for a new cover story , the Oscar nominee stood by Fennell’s decision to cast Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the roles of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively.

Based on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights,” Fennell’s film adaptation started courting controversy the minute her casting choices were announced. Catherine is brunette and a teenager in the novel. Robbie is blonde and 35 years old. Fennell confirmed to British Vogue that she aged up Catherine for the movie to be in her late 20s and early 30s.

“I get it,” Robbie said about the backlash over the film’s casting. “There’s nothing else to go off at this point until peo

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