MOVIE NEWS: "The Mortal Instruments" Movie Finds Its Isabelle!

On Tuesday night, Cassandra Clare, author of the best selling series The Mortal Instruments, announced that they had found their Isabelle!

Jemima West is the lastest actor to join The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones cast. The 24-year-old will portray Isabelle Lightwood; a tough and tenacious demon killer who is described as tall and gorgeous with long, inky black hair

This is what Clare had to say about Jemima.

Jemima West. She’s beautiful (like whoa) and really talented. You can see her as Vittoria on The Borgias right now. And before anyone freaks out that she is blonde, she’ll be dying her hair for the role. She had a lot of Izzy’s toughness and directness in her audition. I like her.

In addition to that, Clare had the chance to watch Jemima’s audition and was impressed.

Really good! She did a scene with Clary, but she also did the scene where she talks about Alec being gay — “I love my brother, I’d do anything for him, but I can’t help him with this” and was lovely and passionate. I was like, That’s damn right, you love your brother! He’s a good guy! She convinced me.

Clare also addressed some character trait concerns, including hair color and contact.

She will surely dye her hair. Contacts probably, but some people/actors can’t wear them (Daniel Radcliffe never could, that’s why Harry always had blue-green eyes, allergies I think) so I cannot make promises about stuff that is basically “the costume department’s decision down the road in connection with the actor’s physical limitations.” I am assured they will do everything they can to make the actors fit the physical descriptions in the book, where appropriate.

 What do you think of the Isabelle Lightwood? (:

MOVIE NEWS: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Honestly, I think this is crazy. The book hasn't even gone out yet!
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa has been optioned for film! Palomar Pictures bought the film rights to The Immortal Rules, the first highly anticipated book in the Blood of Eden series, which will be release on April 24th, 2012 by HarlequinTEEN. 

The Immortal Rules is a dystopian vampire drama where vampires have taken over most of humanity. Allie despises them, that is until she is attacked by one and must make the decision whether to die or become a monster. Now, she has to learn the rules of being an immortal, but when she flees to an unknown city and attempts to act as a human among a group of people that could have possibly found a cure for the disease, she must decide what - and who - is worth living for. 

Joni Sighvatsson was quick to acquire the film rights to The Immortal Rules and the Blood of Eden series, not even waiting for the official release date of the book. According to the press release Sighvatsson said, “It’s simply a great story with an electrifying heroine for the 21st century.  It makes the series an ideal subject for a film adaptation,"  he said. "Julie’s ability to familiarize the reader with this complex world in a few pages demonstrates the cinematic qualities of her imagination and complements my own sensibilities as a film producer."

And Julie Kagawa is also very excited about Sighvatsson acquiring the rights. She feels that he is the right person for her book because he is well established and she knows that he will make a great movie that will respect her material.

It's great to see this become a movie, and it make me wanna read it even MORE!

Are you going to be picking up The Immortal Rules on April 24th?

MOVIE NEWS: Beautiful Creatures Recast?

RECAST?!

WHAT?!

Yeah, I know. That's how I reacted when I found out that Jack O'Connell, the actor that is playing Ethan in the upcoming movie Beautiful Creatures, was taken out of the project due to scheduling conflicts. In his place, Alden Ehrenreich will now portray Ethan Wate. Alden appeared in an episode in CSI and in Supernatural.

Here's what Kami & Margaret had to say:

Due to a scheduling conflict, Jack O’Connell will be unable to play the role of Ethan Wate in the Beautiful Creatures film. While we’re sorry to see Jack go, we’re so happy to call Alden Ehrenreich a Beautiful Creature.

Are you guys pleased with this choice, or like Jack better?

MOVIE NEWS: "City of Bones" Movie Releases Date

Fan art by Martange via Tumblr

You honestly don't know how excited I am when I heard this. I started screaming. Like, loudly. Today, ScreenRant announced that Sony Pictures has a release date for the movie City of Bones:

We now know (via Box Office Mojo) that Sony has set The Mortal Instruments to hit theaters in the U.S. on August 23rd, 2013. That’s probably a wise move, as Clare’s source material is not the best-selling monstrosity that other young adult series-turned-blockbusters are (see: Twilight, The Hunger Games). Not to mention, neither of the film’s attached stars – Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Camelot) – are big enough names so as to make the film more bankable – and thus able to hold its own against some of the “big guns” that will grace the silver screen during the more competitive portion of next summer.

 August 23rd, 2012 is the set release date for the movie. AHHHH!!

Principal photography will begin on August 15 in Toronto.

Constnatin Film and Unique Features will produce with Sony Pictures set as the distributor. Harald Zwart is set to direct and Lily Collins (Clary) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Jace) are attached to star.

Only 506 days to go!

Are you excited for the movie? :)

MOVIE NEWS: "The Mortal Instruments" Movie Details & So Much More!

Cassandra Clare said that The Mortal Instruments's new director will be announced soon. Well, they already announced it!


Harald Zwart will be directing The Mortal Instruments! How exciting is that?! Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower are still on board to portray Clary and Jace.


“Lily Collins is the perfect Clary,” said producer Robert Kulzer in a statement. “Harald Zwart really understands the visuals and heart ofThe Mortal Instruments. That was crucial to us. Of course, having Cassandra Clare’s support throughout and collaborating with her on this project has been especially rewarding.”

Cassandra Clare spoke with Hollywood Crush about the new director.

"Harald is awesome," Cassie told Hollywood Crush via email. "I flew to Los Angeles to meet with him and with [producer] Robert Kulzer and [screenwriter] Jessica Postigo. Harald has more energy than anyone I have ever met. He wound up not being able to join us till about 10 at night 'because of Vikings' (I think this was a commercial he was filming), but when he did show up he had every single question in the world about the story and the characters. We spent an hour talking about Portals and another hour on Valentine (he is a huge fan of Valentine—maybe I should worry).

 Clare revealed she was a little worried about the unexpected choice of Zwart.

"He was an interesting unexpected choice for director to me, and initially I was worried because I kept asking, 'Does he understand fantasy?' but talking to him really evened out those concerns. He got the magic, and he got the characters. There was even a moment where he was talking about Magnus and he said, 'And then Magnus meets this woman...' and Robert, Jessica and I all said : 'Boy.' And he said, 'What?' And we said 'Boy. Magnus is gay.' And he stared like we were crazy and said, 'I KNOW. I was only going to say he met this woman and she hired him to help him with her daughter! Of course Magnus is gay.' And he waved his arms and yelled 'Magnus is fabulous!' So I thought, 'I like you.'"

There is still the issue of casting the remaining characters in the film, which Clare also addressed.

"We talked about actors for Jocelyn and Valentine and the other adults," she revealed. "I can't really say who was discussed; I am sure they would shoot me. But I did love the suggestions. And we talked about Simon. Everybody loves Lily Collins, and she has what's called 'meaningful consultation' regarding the casting of Jace and Simon. She already used it to advocate for Jamie Campbell Bower, who everyone agreed she had an amazing audition with. There is an actor she likes for Simon that a lot of my fans love, and I can't say who, though I do think his schedule might be a bit booked! There are other actors we discussed too, some really adorable guys. Lily has good taste, I think! It's fun stuff sitting around tossing around all these actors' names, but of course in the end it comes down to who is available when and how they test with Lily, especially with the shoot date coming up."

Clare is thankful to have been a part of the process.

"It was a great meeting to have—I have always entirely expected to be completely left out of the film-making process, so it's been amazing to be included," she enthused. "I said that during dinner and the producer turned to me and said, 'I gave up my tickets to "The Hunger Games" premiere to be here! That's how important this is.' I was like: holy crap. That IS a big deal!"

Here is a brief video about The Mortal Instruments. The movie is going to be ready to film on August 15th, 2012.

What do you think about the new director? 

MOVIE NEWS: "Beautiful Creatures" Cast Update!

So ...
Guess what?
THEY JUST CAST "JEREMY IRONS" AS MACON RAVENWOOD!! WOOO! ;) I think he's prefect! Though down below is the picture of what the cast looks like right now:

What do you think of the cast so far?


--Selena(:

MOVIE NEWS: "The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones" News & "City of Lost Souls" Special Editions

Today, Cassandra Clare released some great news on the movie adaption of City of Bones! First of all, the biggest news must have to be that filming  starts on August 15th, 2012! *screams* That's about five months away!!

Clare also revealed that Constantin Films is in the process of hiring a casting director. Also, Lily Collins (Clary) is going to have some extra input on who will be cast as Simon, and already has a favorite that is also a fan-favorite!

Cassandra will also announce that she will be revealing many other movie details, including the new directors name. But until then ....

ONTO CITY OF LOST SOULS!

As you guys know, City of Lost Souls is the fifth installment to The Mortal Instruments series. It is going to be released on May 8th, 2012. As before, City of Fallen Angels had many different versions of it, including special contents from the characters, just like Clockwork Prince did. City of Lost Souls will do the same.

Here are the current released versions of City of Lost Souls that are going to be released:

In the United States

Barnes and Noble: Contains a letter from Stephen Herondale (Jace’s real father) to Jace, which was written before he died. Much like Jace's letter to Clary that came with City of Fallen Angels, it will be affixed to the back of the book and detachable.

Walmart: Contains the short story “A Dark Transformation,” about how Jonathan Morgenstern took over the identity of Sebastian Verlac.

Costco: Contains the short story “The Act of Falling,” also known as the Dirty Sexy Alley Scene from City of Fallen Angels in Jace’s perspective.

Target: Contains the short story “A Question of Power,” in which Alec and Camille talk about Magnus and his father.

In Canada:

Indigo/Chapters: Contains a letter from Stephen Herondale (Jace’s real father) to Jace, which was written before he died. Much like Jace's letter to Clary that came with City of Fallen Angels, it will be affixed to the back of the book and detachable.

Costco: Contains the short story “The Act of Falling,” also known as the Dirty Sexy Alley Scene from City of Fallen Angels in Jace’s perspective.

In Australia/In the UK:

No current information.

**NOTE** Special content does not come with e-books (i.e. Kindle, Nook, etc.), but that content willl be made available online after an exclusivity period ranging from 3-6 months.

I'm really looking forward to the Walmart and Costco versions! The extra content sound very interesting ...(:

How many copies will you be buying?




--Selena(:

Movie News: "Beautiful Creatures" By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Casting News

Meet Emmy Rossum. She was Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera" AND is going to be Ridley in the movie adaptation "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl . Ridley is Lean's lollipop-licking cousin.

The movie is going to be showing in theaters on February 1, 2013.

What do you think of Emmy playing the role of Ridley? Are you excited for the movie?

--Selena (:

Movie News: The Host by Stephanie Meyer Movie Cast

Stephanie has done it again! Her book, The Host, is going to be a movie! Now, I haven't read the book yet, though I did try. I read until chapter two and stopped. It just didn't interest me. And it was CONFUSING! (: Though that shouldn't stop you reading this book.

The first Main Character, Melanie Stryder, is going to be played by the amazing Saoirse Ronan. She played the girl in "The Lovely Bones", and "Hanna". 

I think she's prefect. I love her eyes ... (:

Next is The Seeker, who is played by Diane Kruger. She was in the movie "Unknown" and "National Treasure". 

Ian O'Shea is going to be played by Jake Abel. He was in the movie "I Am Number Four", and "The Lovely Bones".

He's cute .... (:

Jeb Stryder is going to be played by William Hurt. He was in the movie "Into the Wild", and "The Incredible Hulk".

Jared Howe is going to be played by Max Irons. He was in the movie "Red Riding Hood", and "Dorian Gray". 

Hey ... I know you! :)

Maggie Stryder is going to be played by Frances Fisher. She was in the movie "The Titanic", and "House of Sand and Fog."

Jamie Stryder is going to be played by Chandler Canterbury. He was in the movie "Knowing", and "Repo Man". 

Aww! So young :)

Finally, Kyle O'Shea is going to be played by Boyd Holbrook. He was in the movie "The Reunion", and "Milk".

So .... I REALLY hope this made all sense to you guys. I don't know who these characters are, but I hope you guys do! :)

The movie is set to be released March 29th, 2013. Almost a year from now!

If you guys want more information on this, you guys can go to IMDb and look at the movie page.

Are you excited for the movie to come out?

--Selena (:

Movie News: "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

If you guys haven't heard of ANY of this news yet, I'll fill you in. For me to lie to you guys about this book will just be harsh, so I can't do that. So when I read this book for the first time, I didn't really like it. It just didn't ... catch my attention. I don't know why, but I just didn't. Though just because this is becoming a movie, I won't just SUDDENLY like this. I think it's 'cause I haven't read any of the other books. Hahaa (:

Anyways, moving on, they have a pretty good start of the cast I think. Some people might disagree, but whatever ;)

The Main Character, Lena, is played by Alice Englert:

Not what I really pictured her, but I think she's good :)


The Other Main Character, Ethan, is played by Jack O'Connell:

And again, not really what I pictured him, but that's okay!


Amma, the 'maid' (or something....) is played by Viola Davis:

Mrs. Lincoln/ Sarafine is played by Emma Thompson:

The movie is to be released on February 1, 2012.

So what do you think of the cast so far? Keep checking in for find out more about the "Beautiful Creatures" Cast!

--Selena(: