The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
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Directed by | Harald Zwart |
Screenplay by | Jessica Postigo Paquette |
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Cinematography | Geir Hartly Andreassen |
Edited by | Joel Negron |
Music by | Atli Örvarsson |
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Distributed by | Screen Gems (US) Entertainment One (UK) |
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Running time | 130 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $60 million[3][4][5] |
Box office | $90,565,421[4][6] |
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a 2013 German-Canadian action-adventure science fantasy film based on the first book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. The story takes place in an urban and contemporary New York City. Directed by Harald Zwart, the film stars an international cast, including Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Kevin Durand, and Jared Harris. It was released in theaters on August 21, 2013.
Plot
New York City teenager Clary Fray (Lily Collins) begins seeing a strange symbol, worrying her mother Jocelyn Fray (Lena Headey) and her mother's friend Luke Garroway (Aidan Turner). Later, at a nightclub with her friend, Simon Lewis (Robert Sheehan), Clary is the only person who sees Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower) killing a man. Meanwhile, Jocelyn is abducted by two men, Emil Pangborn (Kevin Durand) and Samuel Blackwell (Robert Maillet), but she is able to call Clary and warn her about someone named Valentine. Jocelyn drinks a potion putting her in a comatose state. Returning home, Clary finds her mother missing and is then attacked by a demon. Jace appears and kills it. Jace explains that he and her mother Jocelyn are both Shadowhunters (also called Nephilim), warriors that slay demons and rule over the downworlders. Clary has inherited her powers, including the ability to use runes.
Madame Dorothea (C. C. H. Pounder), the Fray's neighbor and a witch, deduces that Pangborn and Blackwell seek the Mortal Cup, one of the three Mortal Instruments given to the first Shadowhunter by the Angel Raziel. It allows normal humans to become half-Angel Shadowhunters. Simon, now able to see Jace, arrives and they go to Luke's bookstore. Pangborn and Blackwell are interrogating Luke there, who claims he cares nothing for Jocelyn and only wants the Mortal Cup. The trio escapes to the Shadowhunters' hideout, the Institute, where Clary and Simon meet two other Shadowhunters Alec Lightwood (Kevin Zegers) and Isabelle Lightwood (Jemima West), and their leader, Hodge Starkweather (Jared Harris). He reveals that Valentine Morgenstern (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an ex-Shadowhunter who betrayed the Nephilim, now seeks the Mortal Cup to control all Shadowhunters and demons.
Hodge instructs Jace to take Clary to the City of Bones so the Silent Brothers can probe Clary's mind for the Mortal Cup's location. The Brothers uncover a connection to Magnus Bane (Godfrey Gao), the High Warlock of Brooklyn. Bane says Jocelyn had him block the Shadowhunter world from Clary's mind. Vampires then kidnap Simon from Magnus' party for downworlders. Clary, Jace, Alec, and Isabelle trail them to their hideout and rescue him but are outnumbered. Werewolves (that share a truce with the Shadowhunters) intervene and save them. These are led by Luke.
At the Institute, Clary shares a romantic evening with Jace, ending in a kiss. When Simon confronts Clary about it, she downplays the incident, angering Jace. Simon confesses to Clary that he is in love with her, leaving her feeling guilty because she does not reciprocate his feelings.
Clary realizes the Mortal Cup is hidden inside one of Madame Dorothea's tarot cards that were painted by her mother. The group goes to Dorothea's apartment but she has been replaced by a demon sent to steal the Cup. Simon and Jace kill it, but Alec is critically wounded. Clary retrieves the Mortal Cup and they return to the institute.
Clary gives the Mortal Cup to Hodge who betrays them by summoning Valentine Morgenstern and giving him the cup. Valentine reveals he is Clary's father and wants her to join him. She escapes through a portal that transports her to Luke's bookstore. Luke, revealed to be a werewolf, confirms that Valentine is her father, and says Clary had an older brother named Jonathan who was killed. Luke and his werewolf pack return to the Institute with Clary to fight Valentine, who has summoned an army of demons through a portal he created. Simon and Isabelle close the portal with help from a repentant Hodge, who sacrifices himself. Meanwhile, Magnus Bane arrives and heals Alec.
Clary and Jace fight Valentine, who claims both are his children. They refuse to join him and, following a battle, Clary pushes him through the portal after giving him a fake Mortal Cup. The portal is destroyed, and Jocelyn is rescued, but she remains in a coma at the hospital. Clary tells Simon that someday someone will love him. Clary heads back home and uses her new-found powers to repair the apartment. Jace appears on his motorcycle, confessing he needs her and wants her to return to the Institute. Realizing that she belongs in the Shadowhunter world, she goes with him and they ride into the distance.
Cast
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Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers and Godfrey Gao promoting the film. |
- Lily Collins as Clary Fray
- Hope Fleury as Young Clary
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland
- Robert Sheehan as Simon Lewis
- Kevin Zegers as Alec Lightwood
- Lena Headey as Jocelyn Fray
- Aidan Turner as Luke Garroway
- Kevin Durand as Emil Pangborn
- Jemima West as Isabelle Lightwood
- Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane
- C. C. H. Pounder as Madame Dorothea
- Jared Harris as Hodge Starkweather
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine Morgenstern
- Chris Ratz as Eric
- Robert Maillet as Samuel Blackwell
- Stephen R. Hart as Brother Jeremiah
- Elyas M'Barek as Vampire Lieutenant
- Chad Connell as Lambert
- Harry Van Gorkum as Alaric / Werewolf
Production
Pre-production
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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. Studios asked her to switch the lead to a male character, which she refused.[7]
On December 9, 2010, it was announced that Lily Collins had been cast in the role of Clary Fray.[8]
Alex Pettyfer was originally offered the role of Jace Wayland, but turned it down.[9] Alexander Ludwig,[10] Ed Speleers and Leebo Freeman tested for the role[11] but it went to Jamie Campbell Bower. Xavier Samuel,[12] Nico Tortorella,[13] Max Irons,[14] and Douglas Booth[14] were also in consideration.
The film is a co-production of the Germany company Constantin Film Produktion GmbH and Canadian company Don Carmody Productions and a co-production with Unique Features.[1]
Filming
Principal photography took place between August 20 – November 7, 2012 on location in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, and New York City.[15]
Music
Soundtrack
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released by Republic Records in stores and digital retailers on August 20, 2013.[17] It is headlined by Demi Lovato, Zedd, Colbie Caillat, AFI remixed by LA Riots, and Jessie J among others. The soundtrack is a collaboration between trance DJs Myon & Shane 54 with Seven Lions, as well as a song by Bryan Ellis, produced by Brian West. Some songs, including Lovato's "Heart by Heart" and Caillat's "When the Darkness Comes", were recorded specifically for City of Bones. Zedd "scored for a key scene in the film". Two tracks had been previously released, including "When the Darkness Comes" by Colbie Caillat (released a promotional countdown single on iTunes on July 10).[18] Others are new songs.
The album peaked at #32 on the US Billboard 200.[19] "Almost is Never Enough", performed by Ariana Grande and The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Into the Lair" | Zedd | 1:44 |
2. | "Almost is Never Enough" (Soundtrack version) | Ariana Grande & Nathan Sykes | 3:30 |
3. | "17 Crimes" (LA Riots remix) | AFI | 4:43 |
4. | "Heart by Heart" | Demi Lovato | 3:43 |
5. | "Bring Me Home" | Youngblood Hawke | 3:02 |
6. | "When the Darkness Comes" | Colbie Caillat | 4:16 |
7. | "Strangers" (featuring Tove Lo) | Seven Lions, Myon & Shane 54 | 6:02 |
8. | "Magnetic" | Jessie J | 3:55 |
9. | "Bear" | Pacific Air | 3:36 |
10. | "All About Us" (featuring Owl City) | He is We | 3:26 |
11. | "Calling from Above" (Edit) | Bassnectar | 1:57 |
12. | "Start a Riot" | Jetta | 4:14 |
13. | "Strange Days" | Bryan Ellis | 5:45 |
Total length: | 49:53 |
Beth Crowley had also written a song inspired by the movie called "Warrior". "All I Need" by Radiohead was the song used in the trailer for the film.
Score
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The official score was composed by Atli Örvarsson, and was released on August 20, 2013 for physical purchase and digital download.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Clary's Theme" | 3:22 |
2. | "City of Bones" | 3:40 |
3. | "Your Secret is Safe" | 2:52 |
4. | "The Clave's Curse" | 3:18 |
5. | "Pretty Far From Brooklyn" | 2:32 |
6. | "Close the Dome" | 2:54 |
7. | "The Mortal Cup" | 2:56 |
8. | "The Angel Rune" | 4:06 |
9. | "Madame Dorothea" | 3:11 |
10. | "Magnus Bane" | 2:50 |
11. | "Demon Doll" | 2:38 |
12. | "Where's the Cup?" | 3:47 |
13. | "You're a Morgenstern" | 4:02 |
14. | "J.C." | 2:39 |
15. | "She's Not a Mundane" | 2:24 |
16. | "Valentine" | 3:52 |
17. | "Midnight in the Garden" | 2:15 |
18. | "Vampires and Werewolves" | 4:31 |
19. | "Mortal Instruments - The Opening" | 3:31 |
20. | "The Portal" | 2:22 |
Total length: | 1:03:42 |
- When the Darkness Comes
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When the Darkness Comes is a song (recorded by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat). It is an adult contemporary ballad that incorporates elements of piano rock, built around a sparse piano arrangement. The song was released July 10, 2013 via Republic Records as the first promotional single from the soundtrack. Praised for its "haunting, atmospheric" sound[20] which is intended to capture the dramatic feel of the story. "When the Darkness Comes" features a darker theme than most of Caillat's work.
Release
A teaser trailer was released in November 2012, and a second trailer was released March 2013. The film was originally due for general release on August 23, 2013, but was released two days earlier, on August 21, 2013.[21] The film secured broad European distribution deals at Cannes.[22]
The film premiered on August 12, 2013, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.[23][24]
Marketing
According to the Los Angeles Times, $60 million was spent on marketing.[5] Kulzer, Constantin's co-president, stated "$60 million has been spent worldwide on prints and advertising...." and went on to explain the importance of managing expectations.[25]
Reception
Critical response
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was panned by critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 12% based on 115 reviews, with an average score of 3.9/10. The site commented that "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones borrows ingredients from seemingly every fantasy franchise of the last 30 years — but can't seem to figure out what to do with them."[26] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, the film has a score of 33%, based on reviews from 35 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[27]
The Telegraph's Robbie Collin gave the film 1 star (out of 5) rating, saying "This gothic teen fantasy is one of the most disastrous page-to-screen adaptations in memory". Collin added "the plot is an incomprehensible tangle of dead ends and recaps, and afterwards you realise only two things have stuck: the story’s countless unsubtle borrowings from very recent pop culture... and a brief aside in which we learn one of the earliest demon-hunters was Johann Sebastian Bach."[28] Michael Rechtshaffen from The Hollywood Reporter also gave it a negative review, saying "Certainly not the first and very unlikely the last studio attempt at launching a Twilight/Hunger Games franchise of their very own, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a bona fide saga all right—just not in a good way" adding "Despite the overstuffed assortment of vampires, werewolves, warlocks and demons of all shapes and sizes, The Mortal Instruments seldom feels like anything more than a shameless, soulless knockoff."[29] New York Daily News also gave it a negative rating of 1 star out of 5; critic Jordan Hoffman felt "This one is by far the worst of the Twilight copies. And when that bunch includes The Host and I Am Number Four, that’s saying something." adding also "Despite an avalanche of back story, the film is merely an excuse to hop from one spookily dressed set to another. Alas, the titular City of Bones is more of a basement. Other than a gag about a cache of weapons beneath every church altar, there’s hardly a moment of levity or imagination. For a film that is wall-to-wall fantasy, you've seen all of this before, in much better movies."[30]
Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times also gave it a negative review, stating "City of Bones is so overwhelmed by CGI effects that it amounts to white noise for the eyes. Far worse is the way director Harald Zwart can’t establish a mature tone to support some of the story’s genuinely bold and challenging elements, especially a forbidden-love theme that deserves a more serious context".[31] A more average review came from film critic Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post, who said "To be fair, there are elements worth celebrating. The film is thankfully less self-serious than the mopey Twilight films. The Mortal Instruments revels in its own camp." Then she added "But there is plenty of room for improvement. The action flick is overly long, complicated and, even by teen romance standards, cringe-worthy in its cheesiness."[32]
David Blaustein from ABC News also gave the film an average review of two-and-a-half out of five stars, saying that "Director Harald Zwart unsuccessfully tries to compress teen angst, love, passion, unfulfilled dreams and action into an overzealous, over-the-top, never-ending finale which seems about as well planned as throwing rocks and sand into a blender in the hope that if you blend it long enough at high-enough speed, you might wind up with a delicious milkshake." then he finally added: "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is not a very good film by any stretch of the imagination. However, it does possess a slick, beautiful, young-adult aesthetic and a supernatural, emotional yet nonsensical love triangle that the film’s target demographic goes crazy for."[33]
Venetia Falconer of MTV News gave the film a positive review, with a score of 4 out of 5 stars, posting "The Mortal Instruments more than lives up to its hype of ‘The New Twilight’. The special effects are impressive, the battle scenes enthralling and there is solid acting from all members of the cast. The film's main strength is that it perfectly hits the right balance between drama and comedy."[34]
Cinema audiences responded more positively than critics. Viewers who saw the film on the opening Wednesday, gave an average grade of B+, according to market research firm CinemaScore.[5] The audience was 68% female, and 46% under the age of 21.[35]
Box office
City of Bones grossed $9.3 million for the three-day weekend in the U.S. and $18.2 million worldwide, debuting in #3 place as the highest ranked new release, although losing out on the top two spots to holdovers from previous weeks (Lee Daniels' The Butler and We're the Millers).[36][37] For the five-day cumulative total, it grossed $14,088,359 in the U.S. and $23,188,359 worldwide, placing it below estimates of Variety at $18 million,[38] The Hollywood Reporter at $15 million,[39] and Sony itself who predicted $15 million. According to The Wrap, the film "failed to connect" and is on the same course as other misfires Beautiful Creatures and The Host.[40] Forbes also made comparisons with Beautiful Creatures and The Host, and called the five-day weekend gross "a full-blown disaster"[41] as well as "the biggest bomb of the weekend".[42]
Executive producer Martin Moszkowicz blamed the weak opening in the United States on "a strongly competitive environment", including competition from You're Next and The World's End, as well as strong holdovers The Butler and We're the Millers. Moszkowicz was confident saying it was still too early to call, with the film still rolling out release in more territories worldwide.[43]
As of October 10, 2013, it has grossed $31,165,421 at North American box offices and $59,400,000 internationally, bringing the worldwide gross to $90,565,421.[4][6]
The Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "major in-house flop" and contributing to studio Constantin's losses for the 2013 year.[44]
Awards
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones won four Canadian Screen Awards: Achievement in Make-Up, Achievement in Overall Sound, Achievement in Sound Editing and Achievement in Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Achievement in Costume Design and Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design.[45][46] The film was nominated in three categories at the 2014 Fox Teen Choice Awards, but lost to Divergent.[47][48]
Legacy
Canceled Sequels
On May 8, 2013, before the film was released, it was announced that a film adaptation of the second book City of Ashes, would start production on September 23, 2013 with a 2014 release date.[49] In August 2013 after the film opened below expectations, Kulzer, Constantin's co-president, explained even if it performs moderately, it would warrant a sequel, noting increasing book sales, and soundtrack revenues.[25]
In August Sigourney Weaver was confirmed to join the cast while Lily Collins, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jemima West, and Jamie Campbell Bower were confirmed to reprise their roles.[50][51]
On September 10, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter claimed that the sequel "had been pushed in the wake of a lackluster box-office opening"[52] and The Wrap claimed the film had been postponed indefinitely.[53] Moszkowicz responded "... Constantin is committed to making the sequel, the company did not want to rush into production with an unfinished screenplay, preferring to take the time to get right".[53] Cassandra Clare responded, saying the draft screenplay she saw was "very far from the book" and that the original schedule would not have allowed time for changes, and she thought the delay could be good.[54]
On October 23, 2013, Moszkowicz told The Hollywood Reporter that production on the sequel would resume in 2014, saying the fan base had responded positively to the adaptation and that Constantin is determined to continue the franchise. Moszkowicz suggested one reason for City of Bones' misfire may have been a marketing campaign that was too narrowly focused on teenage fans, to the detriment of Clare's other readers. "The readers of Mortal Instruments are older than you might think," he said. "That may have been one issue in our marketing, that we focused too much on a very young audience segment."[55]
Moszkowciz also spoke to Variety and admitted that nothing had been finalized nor confirmed, saying "It is an ongoing discussion that we are having, and it is not done. We haven't made a final decision. But we will only move forward — and we plan to move forward — when we feel we are going to get it right," Moszkowicz said.
Although the intention is to shoot the film at some time in 2014, it is not carved in stone. "That is the plan, but it is not a given," Moszkowicz said. "We believe in that franchise, and we would like to do that, but we need to get it right."[56]
Scott Mendelson of Forbes magazine expressed surprise that a sequel is still in production: "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones received neither positive reviews nor box office large enough to justify its production and marketing expenses. Yet, against all odds and arguably against all logic, [...] it’s getting a sequel!"[57] [needs update]
On May 20, 2014, Harald Zwart announced "The studio is still certain that they will make this movie, but it’s not me who directs it. I will focus on other projects in the future. Shadow Hunters was a great experience and it gave me a good window to show off."[58]
Upcoming Television Series
On October 12, 2014 at Mipcom, Constantin confirmed that The Mortal Instruments will return as a television series, with Ed Decter of Los Angeles as showrunner to start production for next year on at least two or three international shows.[59] Constantin Film and TV head Martin Moszkowicz told The Hollywood Reporter that "It actually makes sense to do (the novels) as a TV series. There was so much from the book that we had to leave out of the Mortal Instruments film. In the series we'll be able to go deeper and explore this world in greater detail and depth."[59][60]
Games
To tie in with the film, Sony Pictures worked with developers PlayFirst to release a game on August 15, 2013. The game, available free for Android and iOS, allows players to hunt demons and supernatural monsters like the Shadowhunters of the story. That includes cross-platform features, allowing users to sign in on Facebook and save their progress across Android and iOS devices.[61]
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