Clary & Jace - WIND Queen [The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones]

Watching the first installment of the big-screen adaption of Cassandra Clare’s best-selling young adult fantasy novel, The Mortal Instruments, felt very much like watching the first Twilight film. To me, that meant laughing loudly at parts that were probably not intended to be comical and cringing at what may only be described as extremely cheesy romantic scenes. However, that withstanding, I should point out that the production value, recitazione and special effects were much better for The Mortal Instruments, now that Hollywood has learned that it is worth it to invest some big bucks in young...

fan of The Mortal Instruments book series can rest easy: Lily Collins, who’ll bring Clary Fray to life on screen, is just as obsessed with Cassandra Clare’s libri as te are. (“Join the club!” she says with a laugh.) Collins, who was cast as Fray over two years ago, has been a fan of Clare’s work for quite some time. Now the story, which centers around a young girl who discovers a brand-new (to her) Supernatural world, is finally coming to the big screen this summer, with a cast that includes Jared Harris and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

“The special effects and the CGI are going to be...