Are Twilight’s Edward and Bella closely based on Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff and Cathy?
Or are their love stories too different to compare?
Elordi and Robbie are skilled performers, so this issue is a much smaller problem than Elordis controversial casting.
Heathcliff was most recently played onscreen by James Howson in 2011’sWuthering Heights.
The odd age gap between Robbie and Elordi doesnt help matters here, either.
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Robbie is seven years older than Elordi, and both actors are far older than the books lead characters.
For much of the novels story, Cathy and Heathcliff are in their mid-teens.
This is an issue avoided by earlier adaptations.
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2011s critically acclaimedWuthering Heightswas the first to cast an actor of color, James Howson, as Heathcliff.
Director Andrea Arnold later stated that she was unsatisfied with the finished film.
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