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Margot Robbie's Wuthering Heights Rejects Netflix in Sign of Change

Variety
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Margot Robbie rejects Netflix's $150M offer for 'Wuthering Heights' in a sign of actors taking more control in Hollywood.
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  • For the past decade, agents have advised their clients to take the highest offer, but Robbie's team opted for Warner Bros' $80M bid over Netflix's bigger payday.
  • Emerald Fennell, the Oscar-winning director of 'Promising Young Woman', is helming this new adaptation of the classic novel, signaling a shift towards more auteur-driven projects in the industry.
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Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Emerald Fennell, Netflix, Warner Bros., Wuthering Heights
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