Hollywoodcrush Talks With Lily Collins at WonderCon 'How Lily is Similar to Clary'

MTV: Hollywoodcrush interview Lily Collins at WonderCon (Mar. 30). Check out the video over at Hollywood.com

"I actually saw a lot of similarities between Clary and I," Lily said. "She's a go-getter. She's feisty. She fights for what she believes in, and I really associate a lot of her qualities with mine, but I also wanted to bring this realness to her, like she was just the girl next door, because I didn't want her to be this caricature of a fan-favorite heroine in a book. I wanted her to be someone you could be friends with next door."
Not an easy task, considering Clary is actually a descendant of a long line of demon-destroying Nephilim known as Shadowhunters. (I don't know about you, but the only super-human ability my childhood neighbor had was flying across the Slip 'n Slide really fast.) So how did Lily accomplish this feat?

"[By] incorporating a bit more humor into some of the situations with [Clary] and the boys—just not making her a constant victim," she explained. "Because I think when you're going through so many whats and whys in the span of every five minutes, those reactions could become really similar, and it becomes more of this, 'Oh, poor me. I'm in this situation.' When she's really like, 'Another problem? Solved! Another problem? Let's go!' So it's that really tenacious attitude I tried to incorporate more."

Lily Collins Talks About Stunts in a Mini-Dress, Godfrey Gao, Playing Clary...

In an exclusive chat with PagetoPremier and Fangirlish, Lily Collins talks about the challenges of playing Clary, her favourite part about Clary, why Jamie is Jace, and performing stunts in a mini-dress.

What was that like wearing that outfit, first of all?Well, it’s funny because in the series, I say to Isabelle when she’s giving me this makeover, like, “This is a top,” and she’s like, “It’s a dress.” So already you know that it’s like some crazy skimpy little number, and, so, we did a lot of the fight sequences where I’m in this outfit. And I have like thigh-high leather boots with this mini bandage dress. You can imagine doing stunts, falling on the floor… All that stuff is quite awkward when you have very minimal attire on. But we had one version, apparently, that was longer – but it was like an inch longer – for stunts. It really was not much longer. But everyone kind of acknowledged the fact that it’s hard to move in, so the stunts were somewhat coordinated around the dress in some situations. But it was worth wearing because, you know, it just shows Clary’s transformation from this kind of tomboyish girl to a woman, and then thrust into this situation with six-inch heels, boots, and a little leather dress. It’s kind of… awkward.
What is one thing you admire about your character?I admire how tenacious she is. She never gives up, even though she’s put in these situations that no normal teenager would ever go through. Not only is she going through kind of, you know, the question of who she likes, who she doesn’t like – normal girl stuff – she’s also conquering these questions of, you know, how am I going to save my mom from all evil? And she’s able to get through it, and she doesn’t give up.
Can you tell us a bit about the training you did for the movie?It was insane training. I did physical fitness training three months prior to starting and then every day we would train, so even if that meant getting up literally at like 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning before set we’d go train,

Lily Collins Decking out in Black at the Airport

Looks like Lily Collins has been influenced by the ways of Shadowhunters. We all saw Lily at WonderCon wearing black. Wednesday (April 3), Lily showed up at the JFK Airport in New York wearing black again.

  

 

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While at WonderCon, Cassandra Clare Talks About 'City of Bones' Casting, Last Book...

Collider released their interview video with Jamie Campbell Bower (which you can watch here) just a couple of days ago. As a follow up, they interviewed Cassie too!

Collider: When you started receiving interest about turning your book into a film, were you immediately excited about it, or were you hesitant about the idea?
CASSANDRA CLARE: I was a little hesitant. I was excited about the idea, but I also was a little freaked out. I grew up in L.A. and I worked for The Hollywood Reporter. I knew enough about the business to know that the usual role of the author on a movie is to get out of the way and not say anything. So I thought, “How do I feel about turning this whole project over to people and letting them do what they want with it, not even knowing about it?” And then, Unique Features approached me – and that’s Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, and they did The Lord of the Rings, which are my favorite movies in the world – and I thought, “Well, if I’m going to sell this to somebody, it should be the people who made my favorite movies.”

With so many young adult books being turned into movies, what would you say to people to get them to understand that this is a very different type of story with its own mythology?

Another way to get the 'Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' Coming Soon Sticker from GetGlue

If you haven't already heard, GetGlue has a limited time sticker for the City of Bones movie. After you collect 20 stickers, you can order them and get a real copy of them.
Just in case you don't have an account, GetGlue has just offered another way to get a Mortal Instruments: City of Bones coming soon sticker. The sticker will be sold on Amazon.com for $0.99 (USD).

Official Soundtrack Album for 'City of Bones' out August, 20

Republic Records and Constantin Films has partnered up to create the City of Bones soundtrack album. This soundtrack album will be released Tuesday, August, 20th, 2013.

It serves as the sonic companion to one of the year's most hotly anticipated films—in theaters August 23, 2013 via Screen Gems in the US. Hitting stores and digital retailers this summer, the record will be comprised of a bevy of new music.
The album opens the doorway into the world of "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", and the music fuels the film's mind-blowing fantasy. It's the perfect aural gateway to the City of Bones for fans of the series and newcomers alike. The music serves an integral role in the film, adding even more emotion to key moments. Every element comes together for an unforgettable experience.
This release also continues a big-screen tradition for REPUBLIC RECORDS, whose recent success includes chart-topping albums for Les Miserables, Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games, and AMC's The Walking Dead.

(source PRNewswire)

Finally, the beautiful 'Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' Theatrical Trailer (online)

Back in November, we got a taste of the City of Bones movie when we saw the teaser trailer. After, all the CGI (special effects), sound, and other editing processes have been completed (or close to completed) we have the full theatrical trailer of the City of Bones movie! I think we can definitely see how amazing this movie will be just by looking at this fantastic trailer:

Click here to watch it on itunes.

Guide on how to watch the trailer properly:

1. Watch the trailer once

2. Download the trailer in HD

3. Watch the trailer again

4. Watch the trailer frame by frame

5. Sync the trailer on to you phone

6. Show all you friends

7. Watch the trailer whenever you are bored

8. Screen shot some scenes, then print them out and put it all around your room (or make some edits and post it to tumblr)

*be sure to follow us on tumblr; we'll be reblogging edits like crazy!

What do you think? Let us know!

Lily Collins talks Bringing Clary to the Big Screen

EntertainmentWeekly interviews Lily Collins.

What has your contact with author Cassandra Clare been like?
I didn’t meet with her before I was cast. I spoke with her on the phone a few times during the casting process but I met her for the first time the weekend right before we started shooting, when she came out to Toronto for the table read. We all went out to dinner with her. It was so crazy to be at the table with her, the creator of these stories. The ability to pick her brain about things, and hear her opinions and ideas and just for her to be at the table read and give her two cents on the script. To have her involvement and enthusiasm in the project was unparallelled. I just wanted her to revel in her books being made into movies! I wanted her to come on set and I wanted to see her reaction to the scripts and all this kind of stuff. It was really amazing to have her there and hear her feedback.
Fans are quite pumped about seeing Jace on the big screen. What do you like about his performance?
I love that Jamie plays Jace in this way – he’s got this amazing balance between being this cocky and sarcastic guy, which is what we love about Jace, and then all of sudden he can turn and be incredibly vulnerable and emotional and sensitive. And Jamie’s got these two sides to him – I think it takes an incredible actor to be able to want to show a vulnerable side, because I think so many actors just want to be this masculine character. Jamie can be doing amazing fight choreography and flips and sword fighting, and the next second he can be getting emotional and cry. … I’ve said from day one [when Jamie walked in], that was it. He had this amazing playful energy that is so collaborative. I cannot wait for people to see him as Jace because it is Jace come to life. I’m really proud of him.

Check out the full interview over at EntertainmentWeekly (page 2).

'The Mortal Instruments' Cast on the Wondercon 2013 "Red" Carpet

Kevin Zegers, Lily Collins, and Jamie Campbell Bower all attended WonderCon along with Cassandra Clare. Check out Kevin, Lily, and Jamie's "red" carpet and WonderCon photos:

Lily Collins looking very much like a Shadowhunter by dressing in black:

  

 

Robert Sheehan Talks About 'City of Bones' in a Radio Interview

Interviewer: There is a weird kind of shadowy vampire element to it. Is it going to be the new Twilight or do you not like those types of comparisons?
Robert: It definitely runs along the same ilk; there are similar aspects to the story. It's very much like an old fashion kind of story book. The director, a very lovely man name Harald Zwart, he shot this film. He shot the film on 16 mm which for a film maker it gives it an old quality. I think he was trying to make a old story book type film. There is similarities to Twilight but has much more of a magical feel.
Interview: I heard you compared to Indiana Jones, it's kind of adveture-y, right?
Robert: Ya, when I first read the script that was one of the things that struck me most. There's a wonderfully tendential nature to the adventure they have. They go off to do one thing and then they get pulled and dragged from one thing to the next. They get distracted, very much like Indiana did, back in the day.
Interviewer: But it has that half human element to it doesn't it?

Cassandra Clare's Set Diary from The Mortal Instruments: Day 5

Teen has been so nice by sharing Cassie's Set Diary from The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Now, we are on Day 5 featuring Cassie as a Demon Cat.

Day Five: Friday
Because I am actually in a scene today, I have to show up early for costume and makeup and hair. I pass Robbie on the way to set — most parts of sets are unglamorous, back alleys and loading docks and that sort of thing.
I get a trailer of my own(!), bonus of which means SIDEBURNS GUY has to bring me tea. We discuss his sudden fame.

Cassandra Clare + Harald Zwart will make an appearance at LA Times Festival of Books

The Los Angeles Times Festical of Books is taking place on April, 20-21 this year.

According to the schedule, Cassandra Clare and Harald Zwart, the director, will be appearing at the Bovard Auditorium on Saturday (April, 20) at 3:00 pm.  They will be discussing "Mortal Instruments on Page & Screen."

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Clockwork Princess on Bestseller's lists

A congratulations to Cassandra Clare is in need.

Clockwork Princess is #1 on Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List

#1 on New York Times Series Bestseller's List

(The Mortal Instruments is also on this list, moving from spot number 6 to spot 7)

RT @maureenjohnson: "My friend is now NUMBER ONE on the NYT series list, overtaking the Hunger Games!" Clockwork Princess/TID is #1. :)
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

Cassie received news from her publisher that not only Clockwork Princess the best-selling children's book

Lily Collins's review on the theatrical trailer to 'City of Bones'

The theatrical trailer is premiering at WonderCon this Saturday. While the trailer will be released online on Monday.

Lily Collins has a chat with the HollywoodReporter

“It ends, and you have to watch it again because there’s so much packed into the trailer. The first time I watched it, I asked to watch it three other times just ‘cause it’s so much that happens, it’s like a whirlwind.”
“As well as hopefully pleasing the fans of the series, I think we're going to invite new people in and make them obsessed with the story as well,” Collins says. “I couldn't be prouder of the project. I'm so excited for people to see it. I really think Harald [Zwart, the director] did an amazing job of taking what could've been a CGI-heavy, action-packed film and really made it about heart and character and emotion. Special effects are just the icing on top.”