So that’s what they’ve been working on, it’s complicated cause usually if you’re doing a series of movies, you have the screenplay ready by the time the first movie has come out, you have the screenplay for the second movie so you can go right into filming it, and they didn’t have one. So, they kinda looked at the screenplay and they looked at the fan response and they were like “We can’t do this, we have to throw the screenplay away and do a completely new screenplay that’s more like the books”. And so, they had a second screenplay for City of Ashes and it was even less like the books, like it was NOTHING, NOTHING like the books… Valentine had a submarine? And Magnus ran for Mayor of New York. Clare said, "They’re re-writing, well, after the first Mortal Instruments movie came out, they got a lot of people complaining it wasn’t like the books. Ĭassandra Clare, in September 2014 at a fan meet and greet in Brazil was asked about the film and about the rewriting of the script. On May 20, 2014, Harald Zwart revealed that the studio still had intentions to make the sequel, but explained that he would not direct it, so that he could focus on other projects, although he complimented the first film as "a good window to show off". On March 20, 2014, Yahoo! reported that actor and model Godfrey Gao would be reprising his role as Magnus Bane, when production started on City of Ashes. In December 2013, author Cassandra Clare took to the internet to voice her thoughts on the City of Ashes delay, “I really think fans wouldn’t have been happy with the screenplay as it was,” Clare said. Yet, against all odds and arguably against all logic. Scott Mendelson of Forbes magazine expressed surprise that a sequel was in production: " The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones received neither positive reviews nor box office large enough to justify its production and marketing expenses. Martin Moszkowicz, Constantin Film’s head of film and TV said “That may have been one issue in our marketing, that we focused too much on a very young audience segment." Constantin Films was said to have reviewed what went wrong with the first film searching for an answer as to why it performed lower than projections estimated. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to announce on October 23, 2013, that production on The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes would resume. įilming was set to start September 23, 2013, in Toronto Canada, but was announced to be halted September 10. In an August 2013 interview, Bower revealed that the City of Ashes film was set to film in "Europe, and then Mexico, Hong Kong, back to London for two days, out here for five days, Toronto, back to England for Christmas." In August 2013, after the film opened below expectations, Robert Kulzer, Constantin's co-president, explained that a sequel was still warranted given increasing book sales and soundtrack revenues. In July 2013, The Hollywood Reporter announced that actress Sigourney Weaver would be joining the cast for The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes. In this initial announcement it was also reported that director Harald Zwart would be returning as well. It was reported that Lily Collins would be returning as Clary Fray, in addition to Jamie Campbell Bower, and Kevin Zegers in their respective roles. The film was announced on May 8, 2013, by Constantin Films, three months prior to the first installment of The Mortal Instruments films to even hit theaters. Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine Morgenstern.Lena Headey as Jocelyn Fray/Jocelyn Fairchild.Lily Collins as Clarissa Fray/Clarissa Morgenstern.Meanwhile, the Inquisitor, played by Sigourney Weaver, wants to prove that Jace has been working for Valentine all along. Valentine has stolen the Mortal Sword from the Silent Brothers as part of his plan to destroy the Clave who he believes to be corrupt. The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes was set to be a 2014 action film based on the second book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.įollowing the events of the prior film, City of Ashes would have followed Jace Wayland believing he is the son of Valentine Morgenstern.
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