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'Wuthering Heights' set for another redo

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- "Wuthering Heights," the classic British novel about doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff, is reportedly about to be adapted for the big screen -- again.

No cast has been announced, but the film is expected to begin shooting in the fall, Variety.com reported Thursday.

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"The Edge of Love" and "The Jacket" director John Maybury will helm the movie from a screenplay penned by Olivia Hetreed, the trade paper said.

Published in 1847, Emily Bronte's novel has been adapted for film and television more than a dozen times.

The most famous incarnation is the 1939 feature film, starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon.

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