The “Wuthering Heights” Casting Director Addressed The Jacob Elordi Backlash And Said The Movie Doesn’t Need To Be “Accurate” Because It’s “Just A Book” — And People Are Outraged
Speaking at a Q&A session during the Sands Film Festival in Scotland over the weekend, Kharmel Cochrane — who notably worked with Jacob and Margot on Emerald’s Saltburn in 2023 — argued that the actors don’t need to look exactly how the characters are described in the original text because “it’s just a book.”
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“If something is clearly written as white, for example, a script reads ‘she tied her blonde hair back,’ but there’s no specific reason for it, I will just put people on tape,” she explained. “And then it’s almost like I dare someone to question why I’ve done it, and they don’t. So then it just becomes normal. Years ago, I would get people saying, ‘Did you read the brief?’ And I’d say yeah, and this is my interpretation of it, just like when you can read a book.”
