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It\u2019s just a book\u2019 STOP HIRING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SOURCE MATERIAL.\u201d\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/img.buzzfeed.com\/buzzfeed-static\/static\/2025-04\/29\/13\/thumb\/huMcX46R3.jpg?crop=1247:624;0,28%26downsize=1250:*\"\/><meta itemprop=\"articleSection\" content=\"US\"\/><meta name=\"next-head-count\" content=\"103\"\/><noscript data-n-css=\"\"\/><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\"><main aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"buzz-content\" class=\"post_main__leFIt post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<div class=\" buzz--list buzz--Celebrity subbuzzes-wrapper subbuzzes--buzzfeed \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-1 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">For context, many feel that 34-year-old Margot is too old to play 18-year-old Catherine Earnshaw, while Jacob is probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/wuthering-heights-jacob-elordi-casting\">too white to play Heathcliff<\/a>, the foster son of the Earnshaw family, who is described early in the book as \u201cdark-skinned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">All in all, the consensus is that neither Jacob nor Margot, who are both Australian, are the right fit for the roles based on how they\u2019re described in the book. And now, off the back of the first batch of <a data-affiliate=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"7869206\" data-vars-affiliate=\"x.com\" data-vars-href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FilmUpdates\/status\/1911313010003513420\" data-vars-link-id=\"62088205\" data-vars-name=\"photographs of the pair\" data-vars-price.value=\"0\" data-vars-subbuzz-id=\"138585952\" data-vars-subbuzz-pos=\"3\" data-vars-text=\"photographs of the pair\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FilmUpdates\/status\/1911313010003513420\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">photographs of the pair<\/a> together in costume on set, the film\u2019s casting director has weighed in on the widespread criticism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Speaking at a Q&A session during the Sands Film Festival in Scotland over the weekend, <a data-affiliate=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"7869206\" data-vars-affiliate=\"deadline.com\" data-vars-href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/kharmel-cochrane-lily-rose-depp-nosferatu-wuthering-heights-1236377682\/\" data-vars-link-id=\"62087949\" data-vars-name=\"Kharmel Cochrane\" data-vars-price.value=\"0\" data-vars-subbuzz-id=\"138585953\" data-vars-subbuzz-pos=\"4\" data-vars-text=\"Kharmel Cochrane\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/kharmel-cochrane-lily-rose-depp-nosferatu-wuthering-heights-1236377682\/\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Kharmel Cochrane<\/a> \u2014 who notably worked with Jacob and Margot on Emerald\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/noradominick\/improvised-movie-moments\"><i>Saltburn<\/i><\/a> in 2023 \u2014 argued that the actors don\u2019t need to look exactly how the characters are described in the original text because \u201cit\u2019s just a book.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cThere was one Instagram comment that said the casting director should be shot,\u201d she said, talking about the backlash more specifically. \u201cBut just wait ’til you see it, and then you can decide whether you want to shoot me or not. But you really don\u2019t need to be accurate. It\u2019s just a book. That is not based on real life. It\u2019s all art.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Aside from the castings, Kharmel hinted at some potentially \u201ceven more shocking\u201d differences between the book and upcoming film, saying, \u201cthere\u2019s definitely going to be some English Lit fans that are not going to be happy.\u201d \u201cWait until you see the set design because that is even more shocking,\u201d she teased. \u201cAnd there may or may not be a dog collar in it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Well, as a former English Lit student, that was a liiiittle painful to hear \u2014 and it sounds like I\u2019m not the only one feeling odd about Kharmel\u2019s latest comments. Many fans on X have pointed out that it\u2019s a bold choice to describe <i>Wuthering Heights<\/i> as \u201cjust a book,\u201d when you consider that it was Emily Bront\u00eb\u2019s only novel, published at a time when very few women\u2019s writing saw the light of day, and is widely lauded as a <a data-affiliate=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"7869206\" data-vars-affiliate=\"www.vox.com\" data-vars-href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2018\/7\/30\/17629978\/emily-bronte-200-birthday-wuthering-heights\" data-vars-link-id=\"62087951\" data-vars-name=\"masterpiece\" data-vars-price.value=\"0\" data-vars-subbuzz-id=\"138585956\" data-vars-subbuzz-pos=\"7\" data-vars-text=\"masterpiece\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2018\/7\/30\/17629978\/emily-bronte-200-birthday-wuthering-heights\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">masterpiece<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-10 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">On top of that, Kharmel\u2019s quips about the reactions of \u201cEnglish Lit fans\u201d are also bound to \u201calienate\u201d what will likely be the movie\u2019s primary audience of \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 English Lit fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-14 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">I have to say, I\u2019m with the people on this one. What do you think of her comments? Is it arrogance, or are they just enjoying pushing the boundaries of making a movie adaptation? LMK your thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ellendurney\/wuthering-heights-casting-director-jacob-elordi-backlash\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wuthering Heights Casting Director On Jacob Elordi Backlash For context, many feel that 34-year-old Margot is too old to play 18-year-old Catherine Earnshaw, while Jacob is probably too white to play Heathcliff, the foster son of the Earnshaw family, who is described early in the book as \u201cdark-skinned.\u201d All in all, the consensus is that […] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/wuthering-heights-casting-director-on-jacob-elordi-backlash\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5704"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=5704"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=5704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}