On Thursday, October 23, author Jane Hamilton hosted a conversation about her newest release, “The Phoebe Variations.” A coming-of-age story inspired by “Jane Eyre,” it depicts the titular protagonist as she meets her biological family upon encouragement from her adoptive mother. (Evan Randle)
by Jane Hamilton Zibby Media EAN: 9798991140287
Seventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe. With the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away—as far as their friend Patrick O’Connor’s chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. But when Phoebe asks Patrick to chop off her hip-length hair, she’s suddenly transformed. Patrick’s older brothers can’t help but notice the striking, Peter Pan–like stranger who has suddenly appeared in their midst. What starts as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of self-discovery and unexpected connections. As she grapples with her shifting identity and strained relationships, Phoebe must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.
Brit+Co posts an IG of Hannah Dodd, from Bridgerton, sharing her reading list: Ahead of Bridgerton season 4, Hannah Dodd spilled on her current reading list, which includes a few buzzy titles that are coming to the screen! (...) Wuthering Heights follows Cathy and Heathcliff, who grow up together and begin to feel a very strong bond, but whose class divide threatens to keep them apart forever. "I feel like I should be embarrassed that I haven't actually read that," Hannah admits. (Chloe Williams)
News outlets and websites that are excited to see Wuthering Heights 2026: East Bay Times, El Observador (Costa Rica), Netflix Junkie, The Wing, Cineworld, ScreemHub Australia, The Star, Primicia, El Periodiquito, Exclaim!, inStyle, El Periódico, Porta da Estrella, IGN Deutschland, CNN... Not only the movie, but the Charlie XCX album. Check Pitchfork: Charli XCX makes her big return not with an electropop club classic, but an album born from working with director Emerald Fennell on her new film adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel. Wuthering Heights is subdued and blown-out, lusty and lonely, whispering up close and screaming far away; its opening track “House” featuring Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale puts those contrasts into context. So does “Chains of Love,” the more straightforward pop single, where pangs of desire ring out in blemished forms. (Nina Corcoran) Filmmaker Emerald Fennell sent Ms. XCX a copy of the script to her adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel, hoping she might contribute a song. Charli responded that she’d like to take a shot at a full album/score. “I wanted to dive into persona, into a world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, British, tortured, and full of actual real sentences, punctuation and grammar,” she wrote on Substack. “I was fucking IN.” Her primary collaborator for the unlikely follow-up to Brat was producer/songwriter Easyfun, and they were inspired by a quote from John Cale saying that the main rule for Velvet Underground songs was to be “elegant and brutal”—so much so that they enlisted Cale for the first single from Wuthering Heights, the foreboding “House.” (Alan Light) Or Parade, NME, Brooklyn Vegan... Far Out Magazine takes a different direction, and they are sure that the film is gonna fail: Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights has been adapted various times over the years, but Emerald Fennell, director of Saltburn, is set to bring forth a deeply erotic and perverted version, where there’s no doubt that her take on the tale of doomed romance, violence, and generational trauma will be laden with shock for the sake of it. Saltburn had as much depth as a bathtub, which she filled with cum-infested water in the name of her supposedly perverse tirade on mainstream cinema, and if the trailer for Wuthering Heights is anything to go by, this’ll be a similar deal, only this time she’ll be destroying precious source material in the process. The internet has been up in arms for a while over the casting of Margot Robbie as Cathy and especially Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, not least because the character isn’t meant to be white or pretty, so while we can hope Fennell may pull a Sofia Coppola and surprise us with the anachronistic choices, including a Charli XCX soundtrack, it’s not looking very promising for the young-ish woman. (Aimee Ferrier)
“Heeeeeeathcliffff, it’s meeeee, Cath-yyyyy, I’ve come home, I’m so cold!!!” Emily Brontë’s novel of love and death on the Yorkshire moors gets yet another adaptation — but this time, Promising Young Woman/Saltburn filmmaker Emerald Fennell is behind the camera, and she’s got two super-hot A-listers playing every bibliophile’s favorite pair of doomed lovers. (No disrespect, Romeo and Juliet!) Jacob Elordi, a.k.a. the star of Euphoria, Frankenstein, and your dreams, should bring the brooding sensuality as Heathcliff, and Margot Robbie, a.k.a. Barbie, Harley Quinn, and three-time Oscar nominee, puts her hand to her dampened-with-lust brow as gothic-lit’s first couple. We’ve heard rumors that whenever you watch the trailer online, any kettle within 100 yards of your laptop will simply start boiling of its own accord. (David Fear) Las Vegas News thinks that Wide Sargasso Sea is a forgotten classic in need of a comeback: Okay, some lit majors know this one, but it deserves mainstream recognition as the brilliant prequel to Jane Eyre that completely reframes Brontë’s “madwoman in the attic.” Rhys gives voice to Bertha Mason, reimagined as Antoinette Cosway, a Creole heiress destroyed by patriarchal cruelty and colonial violence in Jamaica. The novel’s dreamlike prose and postcolonial perspective transformed how readers understand the original text. Despite winning the W.H. Smith Literary Award, it remains overshadowed by the canonical text it challenges, with BookScan data from 2023 showing Jane Eyre outselling it roughly fifty to one. (Matthjias Binder) When 'Jane Eyre' was published in 1847, it unsettled readers who expected female characters to be compliant, grateful, and quietly resigned to their circumstances. Charlotte Brontë offered something far more disruptive. Jane Eyre was poor, plain, orphaned, and socially insignificant, yet she insisted on dignity, moral agency, and emotional equality. Nearly two centuries later, that insistence still feels radical. Not because Jane shouts or rebels flamboyantly, but because she refuses to compromise her inner authority. (Girish Shukla) Cannon Beach Gazette informs that the Cannon Beach Reads book club includes Jane Eyre in its 2026 selection. This is a new retelling of Jane Eyre, southern style:
by Meredith Leigh Burton ISBN-13 : 979-8993651811 January 6, 2025
What if Jane Eyre were blind and lived in the rural South during the Great Depression, World War II and the 1950’s? This inverted story, inspired by a beloved classic, explores these questions and many more. Growing up in the oppressive home of her Aunt Richards, Janice is stifled by condescending attitudes and flagrant disregard. She finds solace helping the household servants as they, too, are belittled. Janice especially enjoys the company of Gustav, her aunt’s servant, who is often mistreated because of the color of his skin. When a harrowing event forces Janice to take an unexpected journey, doors are opened and opportunities are revealed. As Janice navigates school years of both triumphant and tragic times, helps with the war effort and makes both friends and enemies, her dark past lurks in the shadows. When Janice accepts a position to teach a precocious and rambunctious little girl who is also blind, the malevolent events of her past prove to have shocking connections with her brusque and mysterious employer. Hidden passions, danger and self-discovery await in this account of a strong woman who will stop at nothing to protect the ones she has grown to love. Yet true love often means letting go. A story of confronting adversity, hidden secrets and forbidden love, Janice Everet will make you see Charlotte Brontë’s classic with new eyes.
Janice Everet is a Southern gothic historical romance that retells Jane Eyre through the perspective of a blind heroine growing up in the 1930s American South. What was the inspiration for this creative and intriguing retelling of the classic story?
Janice Everet was my first attempt at a historical fiction novel, and it was a true joy to write. I chose to retell this story because, as much as I love Charlotte Brontë’s book, I found the idea of blindness being used as a sort of test or punishment to be both frustrating and sad. I am blind myself and wanted to depict a more affirming exploration. Also, my editor and friend, Stephanie Ricker, gave me the idea to explore Jane Eyre from my own perspective. Like Janice, I find solace in stories, and I love walks in nature. I am also a person who had to learn assertiveness, as I was very passive growing up. (...)
Janice is based on the character of Jane Eyre, but you have added your own unique twist to this classic character. Are there any emotions or memories from your own life that you put into your character’s life?
Yes, this novel does explore some difficult topics, but Bronte’s original work explores abuse as well. What I love about the original Jane Eyre is that it is a story about a woman who defies her society’s expectations, but she does so in a humble way. So many books portray “strong” women as girl bosses or Mary Sues (people who don’t struggle or who are insufferable to be around). I wanted to portray a strong woman who is also quiet and humble, but who does not allow others or her disability to define her.
Both our upcoming Heathcliffs (adult and young): Jacob Elordi and Owen Cooper have won a Critics' Choice Award for their roles in Frankenstein and Adolescence, respectively. Hello! Magazine looks into how they congratulate themselves at the ceremony: Rising star Owen Cooper and Saltburn's Jacob Elordi were captured congratulating each other for their respective wins on Sunday night. Jacob, who won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Frankenstein, smiled from ear to ear as he reunited with his Wuthering Heights co-star Owen, who picked up the going for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his role in Adolescence. The two actors are set to share the big screen in February in Emerald Fennell's hotly anticipated adaptation of Emily Brontë's gothic classic Wuthering Heights. Jacob stars as Heathcliff opposite Margot Robbie's Catherine Earnshaw, while Owen portrays a younger version of Heathcliff. With an all-star cast, this bold reimagining of the much-loved tale, which is released just in time for Valentine's Day on 13 February, is set to be one of the biggest films of 2026. (Nicky Morris)
Heathcliff Fresh from his turn as a disconcertingly hunky humanoid in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi will spend 2026 cementing his position as one of Hollywood’s few bona fide gen Z leading men. In the spring, he’ll front Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars (in cinemas 27 March), but first he reunites with Saltburn writer-director Emerald Fennell for her gleefully irreverent, erotic take on Wuthering Heights (13 February). Starring opposite fellow Aussie Margot Robbie, all eyes will be on Elordi’s Heathcliff, whose transformation from rural waif to gentleman brute will be soundtracked by Charli xcx and bestowed upon the world just in time for Valentine’s Day. (Rachel Aoresti)
Although not explicitly named, Brussels was the inspiration for the setting in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette. Brontë’s experience studying and later teaching at a girls' school, Pensionnat Heger in 1842-1843, profoundly shaped the novel, both emotionally and artistically. The story follows Lucy Snowe, an Englishwoman who moves to a fictional city, Villette. There she teaches at a girls' school while navigating isolation, emotional repression, religious conflict and ambiguous romantic attachments.
BoxOfficepro publishes some projections for the US box office o f Wuthering Heights 2026 Long Range Forecast — February 13, 2026
Wuthering Heights | Warner Bros. Domestic Opening Weekend Range: $20M – $25M Director Emerald Fennell follows up on the specialty success of edgy titles Promising Young Woman and Saltburn with an adaptation of Emile Brontë’s celebrated novel, timed to release over Valentine’s Day weekend.
More websites are talking about the film (or the soundtrack). The Hollywood Reporter, The Huffinton Post, The Fashion Journal, Muzikalia, Diario de Colima, Forbes Argentina, inkl, El-Balad, CNews, Moviebreak, Techradar, Daily Maverick, Vogue Australia,... Brontë fans may have been puzzled by the trailer for Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” which bills the film as “inspired by the greatest love story of all time.” The tragic novel teems with passion, yes, but also with cruelty, obsession, classism and revenge — and of course those mists that roll across the moors, cloaking this Gothic masterpiece in an otherworldly aura. (Jennifer Harlan) El País (Spain) recommends the Spanish translation of Paulina Spucches' Brontëana: El próximo febrero llegará a los cines la nueva versión de 'Cumbres borrascosas', inspirada en la novela de Emily Brontë y dirigida por Emerald Fennell y con Margot Robbie y Jacob Elordi como protagonistas. 'Brontëana' (Garbuix Books), de Paulina Spucches, viaja a Yorkshire para hablar de las Brontë, sobre todo de la hermana pequeña, Anne, autora de Agnes Grey y La inquilina de Wildfell Hall. (Ana Fernández Abad) (Translation)
Elise Dumpleton: Hi, Sadie! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself?S.T. : Hi! I’m the author of Tidespeaker, a gloomy, gothic YA Fantasy about a girl with the power to command the tides who secures a position serving a noble family on an isolated tidal island, only to learn that her best friend drowned there and her new employers are hiding dark secrets. My writing draws on my own experiences as an undiagnosed neurodivergent teen—I eventually got an autism diagnosis in my thirties—as well as various literary inspirations including the works of Jane Austen and the Brontës. When not writing fiction, I write marketing copy, play classic CRPGs, and wrestle with my out-of-control to-read pile! I live in the UK with my family. Pendant mes vacances, j’ai relu – ou peut-être lu car je n’en avais pas grand souvenir – Hurlevent, l’unique roman de l’écrivaine anglaise Emily Brontë, publié sous pseudonyme masculin en 1847 sous le titre original Wuthering Heights. Un livre absolument incroyable quand on songe au contexte dans lequel il a été pensé et écrit, un livre hanté, effroyable, d’une noirceur et d’une étrangeté exceptionnelles. (Lucile Commeaux) (Translation) Anne Bronté scholars in Portugal: Sónia Aires Lima, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Anglísticos da Universidade de Lisboa Medievalista, (39), 171–196
Nenhum período histórico existe em completo isolamento dos demais. Os acontecimentos interligam-se e as ideias transitam ao longo do tempo. Apesar de aparentemente distante, a voz dos antepassados manifesta-se através de tradições, simbolismos ou da continuidade de aspetos fundamentais da condição humana, que permanecem, em certa medida, inalterados. Tal é o caso da Idade Média, frequentemente percebida como remota, mas que, em momentos específicos, revela uma surpreendente proximidade com questões contemporâneas. Este artigo analisa a posição social da mulher, destacando padrões de restrição de movimentos, dúvidas sobre as suas capacidades físicas, morais e intelectuais, e uma misoginia, ora velada, ora explícita, que atravessam tanto a Alta Idade Média como o período vitoriano. Apesar da distância temporal, ambos os contextos refletem sociedades estruturadas por dinâmicas patriarcais semelhantes. A literatura, em particular a poesia, constitui neste estudo um instrumento essencial para a compreensão de modelos sociais e culturais. A poesia anglo-saxónica de voz feminina e a juvenilia de Anne Brontë, especialmente a poesia de Gondal, exploram questões de género e poder, refletindo tensões culturais que ecoam conceções medievais e vitorianas. O universo poético evidencia o potencial da literatura para transcender barreiras temporais, revelando padrões sociais persistentes e desafiando normas culturais estabelecidas.
Swoon has a guide to "all" Wuthering Heights versions and Bronté adaptations. Of course, it's by no means complete, but it's ok: Nothing beats a classic Brontë adaptation, in our humble opinion. There’s just something timeless about the three sisters’ novels. Sure, we might not be traipsing up and down the moors, wailing about our heartbreak — but we are posting TikToks about it and surviving the horrors of dating apps. We might not discover an ex-wife locked in the attic, but honestly, who hasn’t dated someone who complains about their “psycho ex” and is definitely the problem themselves? There’s one very exciting new Wuthering Heights adaptation on the way — by our girl Emerald Fennell, the woman behind Promising Young Woman and Saltburn. But while we wait, here are some of the best Brontë adaptations and where to find them. (Fleurine Tideman)
Daily Express continues to discover the best-adaptation or best-period-drama or best-whatever based in the comments of x-perts: ‘Masterpiece’ period drama based on the Brontë sisters is ‘best adaptation of all time’ This TV film aired in 2016 and has proved popular to this day. If you are looking for a period drama to sink your teeth into before heading back to work, look no further. To Walk Invisible is a British television film about the Brontë family, which aired on BBC One on December 29, 2016. (Mooly Toolan)
Haworth & Stanbury (...) The bleak Pennine landscape has hardly changed since the days of the Brontës, but an exception is Lower Laithe Reservoir, dating from 1925. Start from the hilltop square, pass the church, and turn left to pick up a sign for the Brontë Falls. (Roger Ratcliffe)
While everyone is focused on the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros., there is an entire slate of movies set to be released in 2026, and they will be here before we know it. One of them that has already caused quite the uproar is Emerald Fennell's new film, which is specified as 'inspired by' the book of the same name, "Wuthering Heights". The marketing appears to be leaning into that Valentine's Day release day much in the same way we saw the marketing for 50 Shades of Grey. Say what you want about that movie, I certainly have, but it did well on its opening weekend, even if the drop off was pretty harsh. This one has a big question mark hanging over it. If it resonates with its intended audience, we could be looking at a film with some serious legs. If it doesn't, there really isn't much of a "backup" audience, per se. At the moment, there isn't a lot about "Wuthering Heights" that feels like it could draw in someone who doesn't like this genre. Much like horror, fans of period romance and bodice rippers specifically are very loyal, but the 'inspired by' thing might keep some of the hardcore lit nerds away. Marketing is starting to kick off with a new TV spot celebrating the new year. (Katilin Booth)
The film is also featured in Mirror, Metro, Metro (again), The Federal, Telva, Últimas Noticias, MDZ... The Alpena News reveals a new Brontëite, whereas one we know already, Guillermo Del Toro, appears in a BBC radio programme, according to The Telegraph: Thursday 8 January This Cultural Life Radio 4/BBC Sounds, 11am Three-time Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro is John Wilson’s guest this week. As one of the most imaginative filmmakers working today, the Mexican director of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water cites a kaleidoscopic range of influences, from cinematic giants such as Luis Buñuel and Stanley Kubrick to Japanese manga comics, Jane Eyre and the literary output of HP Lovecraft.
More Recent Articles
|
%20(1).jpg)
%20(1).jpg)
