Shazad Latif talks about playing Edgar in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights: “Get rid of the jealousy and this guy’s a spiritual genius”
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a tumultuous love story. Catherine Earnshaw aka Cathy (Margot Robbie) lives with her father, Mr Earnshaw (Martin Clunes) and 3 maids – Nelly (Hong Chau), Zillah (Amy Morgan) and Mrs Burton (Jessica Knappett) – in a mansion in Wuthering Heights in northern England. Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) also... resides with them since he was a kid, after Mr Earnshaw rescued him from his violent father. Ever since he moved in, Cathy developed a fondness for Heathcliff and vice versa. They grow up together and are now romantically attracted to each other. Meanwhile, the wealthy Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif) moves in at the neighbouring Thrushcross Grange. Cathy is excited to finally have a neighbour and dreams of marrying Edgar. She hopes Edgar will visit them at Wuthering Heights, but he doesn't. In desperation, Cathy barges into his palatial house. Edgar is instantly smitten by her. Cathy gets injured and ends up staying in his residence for 5 weeks. Heathcliff is livid and makes his displeasure clear. Meanwhile, Edgar proposes marriage to Cathy. Mr Earnshaw has gambled away most of his wealth and he often gets abusive. As a result, Cathy is contemplating whether she should marry Edgar and escape from her wretched life. Nelly creates a rift between Cathy and Heathcliff. Heathcliff assumes Cathy doesn't want to marry him because of his low social status and as a result, he flees the Earnshaw household. Cathy waits for Heathcliff for weeks and when he doesn't return, she marries Edgar. She is besotted by the riches in her new family and house, though her heart continues to yearn for Heathcliff. Five years later, Heartcliff unexpectedly returns. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
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