Margot Robbie shared an interesting fact about her upcoming film Wuthering Heights opposite Jacob Elordi.
The Barbie star revealed that she was not originally set to play the central role in the upcoming film, revealing that she was joining the project for the first time as a producer.
During an appearance on the Graham Norton show, the star revealed that she later realized she could be part of the project which was directed by Emerald Fennell.
When he landed the role in the film, which was set for release in February, the actor said: “I wasn’t always going to be in it. I loved being the producer, but at one point we were talking about Cathy, and I decided to throw my hat in the ring.”
Robbie said she had wanted to work with the director for a long time and was thrilled when the casting finally worked in her favor.
“I always wanted to be one of Emerald’s actors and luckily she felt the same way. It worked out wonderfully,” she added.
During the same interview, Robbie also joked about her early acting days when she revealed that she needed voice training because her natural Queensland accent was considered too strong for Australian television at the time.
“When I started on TV I had to have a dialect coach because I’m from Queensland and I was considered too Australian for neighbours!
“I couldn’t tell that I had a bad accent, but they said, ‘You’re just terrible to listen to!'”
Speaking about the new film, she described it as an emotional reinterpretation of the novel rather than a strict retelling.
“Emerald loves the book and she really focused on how it made her feel when she first read it at the age of 14,” Robbie continued. “She channels that raw emotional experience so that it is an interpretation rather than an adaptation.
“In my opinion it’s one of the greatest love stories of all time and it has a great cast and incredible actors. It’s a great movie.”
