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WOAH!! I can't believe they offered him the part!!!!Oh, and I bet that thing about "not having the film done at all" if Alex doesn't accept is a load of bull. I mean, they can't cancel it after signing on Lily Collins.
This is so exciting!
I can't get over how perfect she is for the role! Can't wait to see who will be cast as Jace :D
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Woah! I had not seen the motorcycles yet :D
Alex Pettyfer would be THE perfect Jace!! Really hope he gets the part! :)
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http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/05...
ya i got a twitter update today @Mortal_Infernal
Jesse Carstairs ♡
http://bit.ly/jV0JLp Jamie Campbell Bower cast as Jace Wayland. Hows everyone taking the news?
Not sure what to think of it. I've only seen him in the recent HP movie but he didn't really have a speaking part so I don't know if he can act or if he overacts. He's not how I pictured Jace also. I'm trying not to judge too much though. I keeping my faith in Cassie and the casting directors for now :)
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but I really wanted Max Irons!
i hope he doesnt fail us.. although i really wanted alex :'(
If anyone still has any concerns then I highly recommend this post on tumblr - http://maygunrose.tumblr.com/post/612...Hopefully that girl puts some minds to rest with some examples of his work.
I wanted Alex to but I like Jamie Campbell B. Too :)
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btw thanks Marianne for posting the link, made me like him more :D
Watched the first episode of the new series "Camelot" starring JCB and for some reason I cannot picture him as Jace. Still going to watch the film though even if it's probably gonna come out in England six months after it comes out in the US :D
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What looked to be a promising year for the adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, has turned into a setback. Heat Vision is reporting that Screen Gems has dropped the film project.
Constantin Film, which controls the rights, will probably search for another studio to pick up the project. Ultimately it looks like financial issues were its downfall at Screen Gems.
Also, Scott Stewart, who was attached to direct the film, is no longer directing.
Here’s what The Hollywood Reporter had to say:
In addition, sister label Screen Gems has untethered itself from Mortal Instruments, the adaptation of the Cassandra ClareYA fantasy series.
Scott Stewart had been attached to direct while Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower were attached to star in the story of a human woman helping human-angel hybrids fight evil forces.
Constantin Film, which controls the rights, may self-finance or seek a co-financier as it develops this on its own. Stewart, meanwhile, is no longer directing, focusing on a TV version of his Screen Gems flick, Legion.
Now this news is sure to send shock-waves around the fandom, but all hope is not lost. Constantin Film could find a studio that could support the likely large budget that The Mortal Instruments would require.
Just because the film isn’t happening now doesn’t mean it won’t happen eventually.
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So, THR’s is a slightly bizarre (and weeeirdly outdated) version of events. Screen Gems didn’t drop the project; they weren’t involved with it — it was given by Sony to a different division to develop back in… August of 2011, which is also when Sony took Scott Stewart off the project. But yes, Screen Gems and Scott Stewart aren’t involved with the movie of City of Bones any more. The rights are owned by Constantin, they always have been. Constantin makes movies: they just made The Three Musketeers with Logan Lerman. Screen Gems would have been the distributor and co-producer but it was never their project; it’s Constantin’s. Screen Gems hasn’t actually been involved with the project since — well, let’s just say it’s been a while. (Some people have asked me if this is the news Marlene King was talking about on Twitter last week but it wouldn’t be; she was brought on after Screen Gems wasn’t involved any more. She’s never worked with them so it wouldn’t be news to her.)
Why didn’t I tell you guys? This isn’t really even the sort of thing that people tell me. Constantin owns the movie rights: who distributes it and co-finances and all that isn’t actually anything to do with me in any real meaningful sense. Projects get moved from studio to studio all the time — Twilight started at Paramount and went to Summit, etc. Screen Gems isn’t even the only production company CoB has been involved with, or the most recent. And half the time I don’t know about it, so 1) I can only give out news that’s been confirmed and okayed for me to give out and 2) half the time I don’t even know this stuff or it’s so in flux there would be no point saying anything about it if I did.
In this case, I will say:
1) The movie isn’t “cancelled.” This really doesn’t make much of any difference at all except in who distributes it.
2) Lily and Jamie are still attached. I mean, it’s been months since Screen Gems was connected with the project, and L&J are still attached, so I’m fairly confident they’ll be attached for the foreseeable future. Will they be attached forever? NO idea. But nothing about this news makes it any more or less likely.
3) Really, this makes no difference to anything. I know words like “dropped” sound shocking and horrifying but in this context, it doesn’t mean much. I talked to Constantin last week and actually gave them a list of actors I liked for Simon (because why not?), and they gave me a schedule they expected to start filming by (August.)
No movie is going to be made until it’s greenlit. The movie was in development. It’s still in development. That said, Hollywood is like a big pinball machine. Projects bounce up, they roll around, they go this way, they go that way. This is (was) a bounce."_Cassie
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I have a little bit of news that’s exciting — and not even the news I was talking about yesteday! — I will be flying to Los Angeles from Mexico to meet with the new director. I can’t tell you who he is yet, but I’ve talked to him on the phone and he’s had a lot of great insight into the characters, really smart thoughts about the filming, and he had great thoughts about Jace, talking about how he wasn’t just an action hero, he was a layered, complex character with a lot of depth (oh and he has met with Lily and Jamie and he loves them.)
I’m excited he and the producers have made a special point to meet with me, go over concept sketches, talk about the characters and their direction — that doesn’t happen all that often with authors in Hollywood, that we get included that much. However I don’t want to jinx anything, so I’m going to be vague until things are definite. I will keep you updated as much as I can — I know it’s hard to wait; believe me, it’s hard for me, too. I’m actually really glad that we moved on from Screen Gems because things have been proceeding at enormous speed since then and I hope to have some concrete stuff to tell you soon. In the meantime I promise photos of my crazy trip to LA. :)"__Cassie
Ahh thank you for posting that daylighter now I'm really excited!!!.
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I can see the beach from where I am. Ah, my hometown.
I have director, producer and writer meetings tomorrow about ‘City of Bones.’
I honestly don’t know what I’ll find out, or what of what I do find out I’ll be allowed to say. Hopefully something, since I know everyone is growing cobwebs waiting for news.
Now, I’ve no idea what I will be able to say, if anything. I know there are points in the script we want to go over, and concept art, etc. For all I know I could sit down and be told that they now see the film as a parable reflecting the age-old conflict between Mr. Peanut and his arch-enemy Alejandro, the Spanish almond. Life is mysterious.
Hopefully they will be good meetings. Hopefully I will have something to tell you about them. I have my fingers crossed, but I won’t make promises ‘cause I don’t want to say I’ll know something and then not know something. And it might be ‘I know something but I can’t tell it’ which is annoying, but quite possible.
However.
I will have news for you about something fun before the end of the week. That I can promise. :)"__Cassie
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So I can’t post much; I’m running off the airport, literally, to catch a plane home.
I had a great meeting last night with Robert (of Constantin — the people who own the movie rights to City of Bones) and Jessica (screenwriter, along with Marlene King) and the director, who had such incredibly detailed questions about the film that I found myself having to pull out my iPad and reread City of Bones because even I couldn’t remember what happened. But he did, which is an excellent sign!
Anyway, it was a great meeting — we went on for hours till they kicked us out of the restaurant and everyone was incredibly enthusiastic. Now here is an actual piece of actual news: I know people have been fretting because Lily has so many projects (she’s a popular girl) so I checked in and she is locked down schedule-wise for an August 15 shooting start date for City of Bones.
Yes, that’s an August shooting start date. So there, an actual piece of news. :) They’re hiring a casting director now to start on the rest of the cast, and Lily has what’s called “meaningful consultation” on the roles of Jace and Simon (meaning she gets to put in her two cents, which only seems fair since she has to kiss them both) — we know she already threw in for Jamie but I will say that she definitely likes someone for Simon that a lot of you all like. Who knows, maybe she can talk him into it. Girl with good taste, our Lily.
And that’s all for now, I run to the airport, but I’ll have a bit more for you later — like the director’s name. ;)"__Cassie
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I can't believe they're shooting the movie in Toronto!! Yay
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omg i can't wait to find out the rest of the cast!!
I cant wait for the movie. But its so far away.August 23rd of 2013?
Richa wrote: "omg i can't wait to find out the rest of the cast!!"well good news for you IZZY IS CAST!
here is the info
http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/post...
her name is Jemima West.
What do you guys think?
Noor wrote: "Richa wrote: "omg i can't wait to find out the rest of the cast!!"well good news for you IZZY IS CAST!
here is the info
http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/post...
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I think YES! XD
I can totally see her as Izzy!
Omg, can't wait for Alec's Casting :)
she definitely looks great for Izzy! i hope her acting does Izzy justice :)we will probably find out who plays Alec in a few days
good cast for Izzy!! soo excited 4 the movie:)
@Richa yeah Cassie said that when she watched her audition that west convinced her. She said she had the toughness of izzy and all other things that made her a good izzy so I don't think we will be disappointedAlec is a British actor that is all we know hopefully we will find out soon! :)
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Daylighter wrote: "I wonder if Alec's going to be Nicholas Hoult!"Cassie specifically said its not him. (thats about the only other clue she gave us)
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Lol it's fine, I was just guessing.
http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/01...