Wuthering Heights News (Finally)

While blog surfing today, I found a post about the new Wuthering Heights adaptation (January 17 and 24) on PBS’s Remotely Connected blog. It contained some exciting stills from the low-profile film. But beware! Don’t read the accompanying article. I believe it contains spoilers and a review of the film.

And, drumroll please! . . . The minisite for the film is up now on the PBS website!! Yippie! It features a clip that nearly made me drool. Oh god, the anticipation is killing me! A handy character chart can also be found there; I had been considering creating one to post here to clear up any confusion—though perhaps it won’t be so difficult to keep the characters straight when you have visuals; in the book, the names are all so similar, it can give you a headache. Two behind-the-scenes videos are also available, though I like to watch those after I see the film, so as to not ruin any surprises.

The preview from the site:

The Earnshaw children expect gifts from their father when he returns to Wuthering Heights after a trip, but are instead greeted with the arrival of Heathcliff, a young Gypsy boy who has come to live with them. Quiet and mysterious, Heathcliff is befriended by Cathy Earnshaw, and the two become inseparable. In adulthood, their bond deepens to love, but a forced absence opens Cathy to the affections of a different suitor — Edgar Linton. Given the choice between a life of comfort and a profound love, Cathy’s actions have repercussions for multiple generations in this haunting story of turbulent passion and revenge. Tom Hardy (Oliver Twist) stars as Heathcliff, with newcomer Charlotte Riley as Cathy.