The love triangle is now complete. British actor Shazad Latif, who starred opposite Lily James in romantic comedy , is joining Margot Robbie and in Emerald Fennell’s buzzy adaptation of MRC and Warner Bros. are backing the feature, which Warners will distribute after in a twisty bidding war.
Considered one of the great masterpieces of literature, Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel follows the Lintons and the turbulent relationship they have with the Earnshaws’ foster son, Heathcliff. In Fennell’s take, Elordi is playing Heathcliff while Robbie is playing Heathcliff’s secret love, Catherine Earnshaw. Capping a months-long search for the part, Latif will play Edgar Linton, a well to-do neighbour who falls in love and marries Catherine but must then contend with Heathcliff who returns to enact a revenge on the Catherine and the Earnshaws.
Shooting is due to begin in late January in the UK. MRC is financing the project, with LuckyChap, the banner run by Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, and is based at Warners, which is producing. Fennell wrote the script and will direct and also produce.
Latif played Dr. Jekyll in Showtime’s series and played Chief of Security Ash Tyler in . This year he starred opposite Daisy Ridley in the neo-noir thriller e which debuted at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival and received a theatrical release in October.
The actor is also currently playing another literary great, inhabiting Captain Nemo in , AMC’s 10-episode series based on Jules Verne�.