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Margot Robbie's Skin Inspires 'Wuthering Heights' Set in Bizarre Wallpaper Design

Director Emerald Fennell revealed that the wallpaper for Cathy's bedroom in her new "Wuthering Heights" film was created using silk printed with images of Margot Robbie's veins and freckles. Fennell described the set design as a visual metaphor for the experience of being made into a wife and a collector's item. She also created personal "shrines" in the actors' bedrooms, featuring each other's photos, to help them get into character. Robbie, who plays Cathy opposite Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff, proactively asked Fennell for the role after receiving the script through her production company.

Key Points: Margot Robbie's Skin Used for Wuthering Heights Wallpaper

  • Wallpaper made from Robbie's skin images
  • Shrines created for co-stars
  • Robbie asked to play Cathy
  • Visual metaphor for objectification
  • Fennell directed the reimagining
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Margot Robbie's skin influenced 'Wuthering Heights' set design

Director Emerald Fennell reveals wallpaper in new Wuthering Heights film was printed with images of Margot Robbie's veins and freckles.

"We asked her to send us all her veins and her freckles, and then we printed it on silk - Emerald Fennell"

Los Angeles, Feb 7

Emerald Fennell, who has directed the upcoming film "Wuthering Heights", revealed that one of the sets featured in the movie was decorated with wallpaper inspired by pictures of actress Margot Robbie's skin.

Robbie plays Cathy opposite Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff in a new big-screen reimagining of Emily Bronte's classic tale. Fennell shared that the wallpaper seen onscreen in Cathy's bedroom was created using silk printed with images of her leading lady's "veins and freckles".

During a screening of the film at the BFI Southbank in London, Fennell said: "We asked her to send us all her veins and her freckles, and then we printed it on silk and stuffed it and put latex over it so that it could sweat.

"At first glance, you don't see any of it, it's just a beautiful pink room. It's like a visual example of what it feels like to be made a wife, to be made an object of beauty, to be a collector's item."

He also explained another unusual move she made to encourage her actors to get into character, saying that she created "shrines" and placed them in the stars' bedrooms, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She said: "I was like: 'I'm going to go through the internet, I'm going to find their best photos and then I'm going to make shrines in their bedrooms for each other'.

"So when Jacob went into his room, he had an insane shrine to worship not just Cathy, but Margot Robbie and then she had the same thing. There's nothing more humanising than somebody's first press photo."

During the talk, Fennell confessed Robbie approached her and asked to play Cathy after the director sent a script to the actress's production company.

She said: "I sent it to them to produce, and Margot luckily asked if she might play Cathy. I was very nervous to ask her, because I think we have a different relationship, and I didn't want to put her on the spot. I was like: 'Do I go for it?' No, I didn't. Of course I didn't, because she's braver than me. She asked me."

- IANS

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Rahul R
Honestly, it sounds a bit over-the-top and pretentious to me. Wallpaper made from an actress's skin photos? The "shrines" in bedrooms? Feels like trying too hard to be deep. Just make a good film with strong performances, yaar.
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Anjali F
As an art student, I find this fascinating! It's a powerful metaphor for objectification - turning a living person's skin into decor. Fennell is making a statement about how women, especially in period dramas, are often just beautiful objects in a room. Brilliant conceptual work.
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David E
The dedication is impressive, but I hope the final product justifies these extreme methods. Sometimes these behind-the-scenes stories are more interesting than the film itself. Wuthering Heights is a tough story to adapt well.
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Shreya B
Margot Robbie as Cathy is perfect casting! She has that ethereal yet intense quality. The shrine idea for the actors is actually quite clever—it immediately establishes that obsessive, worshipful dynamic between Heathcliff and Cathy. Looking forward to this!
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Karthik V
The budget for these experimental ideas must be huge! In Bollywood, we focus more on music and dialogue to build character. Different approaches, I guess. But it's interesting to see Hollywood's process.

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