Those fans who were unable to attend this years San Diego Comic Con finally have the chance to witness the impressive extended clip from supernatural fantasy thriller, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES. Everyones favourite foxy red-head (and some say the finest thing Dad Phil ever produced) – Lily Collins – leads the film directed by Howard Zwart and based on the best-selling novel series by Cassandra Clare.
In addition to this first clip, which sees Clary Fray (Collins) finally realise her family heritage as an otherworldly Shadowhunter of all-things demonic following an attack on her mother by a shapeshifting Rottweiller, we have and new featurette giving new and unfamiliar fans an insight into the franchise kick-starter. Filming on the sequel, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF ASH, begins in October.
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES also stars Jamie Campbell-Bower, Lena Headey, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Kevin Durand, Aidan Turner, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, CCH Pounder, Jared Harris and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. It arrives in US and UK cinemas 21st August.
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
