Rebel. Misfit. Genius. Yep, that’s famous author Emily Brontë reimagined. “Emily, how did you write ‘Wuthering Heights?” That’s the first question and line of dialogue in the new trailer for “Emily,” which imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, Brontë, one of the world’s most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers who died too soon at the age of 30.
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“Emily” takes an imaginary look at the life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. The film stars breakout stars Emma Mackey (“Sex Education,” “Death On The Nile”) as Emily, a maverick, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. “Emily” explores the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling, “The Musketeers”) and Anne (Amelia Gething, “The Spanish Princess”); her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, “The Lost Daughter,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”) and her care for her nonconformist brother (Fionn Whitehead, “The Duke,” “Dunkirk”) whom she idolizes.
Actress Frances O’Connor (“The Importance of Being Earnest,” 2002) makes her directorial debut with Emily,” from her own original screenplay. The film also stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) and Gemma Jones (“Bridget Jones’s Baby,” “Gentleman Jack”).
Ever since Mackey appeared on “Sex Education,” she’s been a buzzed-about actor, and “Emily” feels like the film that will catapult her to stardom, if not at least the next big level.
Watch the new trailer for “Emily” and delve into the mind behind ‘Wuthering Heights.’ “Emily” will have its world premiere through Toronto International Film Festival’s Platform program in September. After that, the movie will be in cinemas on October 14 in the U.K. via Warner Bros. No U.S. date yet, but that will surely soon change. Check out the new trailer below.
