Mortal Instruments Casting Information!

Because I am about half-way through with Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (I'm making it last as long as I can!!!), I figured I would dig in on the casting/rumored casting of the upcoming Mortal Instruments film (based on City of Bones).  There are some very interesting choices so far, and I'm trying to remain as unbiased as possible.  But I know that it's a heated topic among many.

I am absolutely thrilled that Lily Collins has been officially cast, and chosen to play Clary!  She's perfectly petite, and I feel like she has the prettiest eyes.  Not to mention, she looks fantastic as a red head.  I think she'll do a wonderful job.  Her work in The Blind Side was great.  I kind of love that, other than that, she hasn't really been on the big screen a lot.  All of the Mortal Instruments fans seem thrilled with this casting choice, and I cannot blame them!

A huge topic of discussion over the last few week has been the casting of Jamie Campbell Bower as the infamous Jace Wayland!  I have been reading up on the casting and apparently Cassandra Clare cried during his audition with Lily Collins.  Everyone may have pictured Jace a little differently in their own mind (I know there were a lot of Alex Pettyfer fans out there!).  But I'm going to trust Ms. Clare's decision.  Jamie is an experienced actor and I'm sure he will be fabulous!

This next one is actually a rumored casting, so it's not official.  But personally, I think it's a perfect choice.  There have been rumors flying around that Carter Jenkins may be considered for the role of Simon.  I don't know about everyone else out there, but I think he would be awesome!  Carter was recently in the film, Valentine's Day, and I feel like he has the perfect sweetness for this role.

Obviously, none of these roles are/were up for us to decide, so I'm putting full faith into the casting directors of Mortal Instruments.  I'm sure it will ending up being awesome!  And, so far, I feel the casting is spot on.