The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a 2013 German-American adventure fantasy film based on the first book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. The story takes place in an urban and contemporary New York City. Directed by Harald Zwart, the film stars an international cast, including Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand, and Jared Harris. It was released in theaters on August 21, 2013.
Release
A teaser trailer
was released in November 2012, and a second trailer was released March
2013. The film was originally due for general release on August 23,
2013, but was released two days earlier, on August 21, 2013.The film secured broad European distribution deals at Cannes.
The film premiered on August 12, 2013, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.Pre-production
While shopping the film prospect around, author Cassandra Clare
had difficulty finding a studio interested in making a film with a
female in the lead role. Studios asked her to switch the lead to a male
character, which she refused.
On December 9, 2010, it was announced that Lily Collins had been cast in the role of Clary Fray.
Alex Pettyfer was originally offered the role of Jace Wayland, but turned it down. Alexander Ludwig, Ed Speleers and Leebo Freeman tested for the role but it went to Jamie Campbell Bower. Xavier Samuel, Nico Tortorella, Max Irons, Douglas Booth, were also in consideration.
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