Kharmel Cochrane
Kharmel Cochrane is a casting director known for her work on film adaptations, including Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights. Recently, she made headlines for defending the casting choices of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi during a panel at the Sands Film Festival in Scotland, where she addressed criticism regarding their ages and Elordi’s ethnicity, emphasizing that the adaptation is an artistic interpretation of the source material.
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Cochrane did not seem fazed by the negativity surrounding the casting choices.
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Uruguay· 2026-02-17
Kharmel Cochrane is the casting director for Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
The outrage over Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is boiling over. She must be delighted – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-09-14
Kharmel Cochrane defended the casting decision of Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff in the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
'Erotic' first trailer of Emerald Fennell's film released
United Kingdom· 2025-09-05
Kharmel Cochrane is the casting director for Wuthering Heights and commented on the adaptation's accuracy.
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has naughty nuns, whips and a thirtysomething Cathy – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-08
Cochrane defended the choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi for the leading roles in Wuthering Heights.
‘It’s just a book’: Wuthering Heights casting director defends choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi | FilmUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-29
