Still, it’s their very glamour that accounts for Robbie and Elordi’s casting in Wuthering Heights. When two actors have the popularity and the sex appeal that they do, the prospect of seeing them both in the same film will, in theory, be too much for audiences to resist. Another small point is that Robbie didn’t just star in Barbie, the highest grossing film of 2023, she produced it, too – and she also produced Saltburn. If she wants to star in Wuthering Heights, then who’s going to stop her? Tom Cruise, again, is not known for his mountainous height, his bulging muscles or his blond hair, but he was the A-list producer of the two Jack Reacher films, so when he made the ridiculous decision to play Lee Child’s giant vigilante, nobody was going to say no.
The good news is that whatever else Robbie and Elordi may be, they are also brilliant actors. If anyone can make such problematic casting work, then they can. Finally, we should bear in mind that things could always be worse. In 1996, there was a Wuthering Heights musical called Heathcliff, which starred and was co-written by Cliff Richard.
The show opened just after Richard’s 56th birthday.
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