The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) on Netflix
PG-1320132h 10mFantasyHorrorMystery
Clary Fray starts seeing a strange symbol and drawing it, which worries her mother Jocelyn and Luke Garroway. At a nightclub, Clary alone sees Jace Wayland and his companions kill a man.
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Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray, 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, Clary must join forces with a group of Shadow Hunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
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- 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, and she refused when studios asked her to switch the lead to a male character.
- Cassandra Clare said a second screenplay for City of Ashes was even less like her books than the first film had been: Valentine had a submarine, and Magnus ran for Mayor of New York.
- The film went on to gross $31.2 million in North America and $59.4 million internationally for a worldwide total of $90.6 million, and The Hollywood Reporter described it as a “major in-house flop” that contributed to Constantin's losses for 2013.
- Alex Pettyfer was originally offered the role of Jace Wayland but turned it down; Alexander Ludwig, Ed Speleers and Leebo Freeman tested for it before the part went to Jamie Campbell Bower.
- According to the Los Angeles Times, $60 million was spent on marketing the film, with Constantin co-president Robert Kulzer stating that “$60 million has been spent worldwide on prints and advertising”.
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes was shelved in favour of making Shadowhunters, a television series for Freeform based on The Mortal Instruments novels.
