Mortal Instruments: Bone City is a 2013 Canada-German fantasy action adventure based on the first book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. This story takes place in an urban and contemporary New York city. Directed by Harald Zwart, the film stars international players, including Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, West Jemima, Godfrey Gao, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. The album was released in theaters on August 21, 2013, by Screen Gems in the United States and Entertainment One in the UK. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones earns $ 91 million with a $ 60 million production budget. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 3, 2013, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Plot
New York City teenager Clary Fray starts seeing strange symbols, worrying about her mother Jocelyn Fray and her mother's friend Luke Garroway. Later, in a nightclub with his friend, Simon Lewis, Clary is the only one who saw Jace Wayland kill a man, whom he claims to be a demon. Meanwhile, Jocelyn was kidnapped by two men, Emil Pangborn and Samuel Blackwell, but he was able to call Clary and warn him about someone named Valentine. Jocelyn drinks the potion to make it in a coma. Back home, Clary finds her mother missing and then attacked by a demon. Clary kills, and then Jace shows up. Jace explains that he and his mother, Jocelyn, are both Shadowhunters (also called Nephilim), half human half angels who kill demons and rule the underworld. Clary has inherited her power, including the ability to use runes.
Madame Dorothea, Fray's neighbor and a wizard, concluded that Pangborn and Blackwell were looking for the Mortal Cup, one of three Mortal Instruments given to the first Shadowhunter by Angel Raziel. This allows the normal human to be half the shadow of an angel. Simon, now able to see Jace, arrives and they go to Luke's bookstore. Pangborn and Blackwell are interrogating Luke there, who claims he does not care about Jocelyn and just wants a Mortal Cup. The trio escape to the hideout of the Shadowhunters, the Institute, where Clary and Simon meet two Shadowhunter Alec and Isabelle Lightwood others, and their leader, Hodge Starkweather. He revealed that Valentine Morgenstern, the former Shadowhunter who betrayed the Nephilim, is now looking for the Mortal Cup to control both Shadowhunter and the devil.
Hodge instructs Jace to bring Clary to City of Bones so that the Silent Brothers can investigate Clary's mind for the location of the Mortal Cup. The brothers found a connection to Magnus Bane, High Warlock of Brooklyn. Bane says Jocelyn told him to block the Shadowhunter world from Clary's mind. Vampires then kidnap Simon from Magnus's side for downworlders. Clary, Jace, Alec, and Isabelle took them to their hiding place and saved them but lost in numbers. The werewolves (who share a truce with the Shadowhunter) intervene and rescue them. This is led by Luke.
At the Institute, Clary shares a romantic evening with Jace, ending with a kiss. When Simon confronts Clary about it, she belittles the incident, infuriating Jace. Simon confesses to Clary that he is in love with her, leaving him feeling guilty for not responding to her feelings.
Clary realizes that the Mortal Cup is hidden inside one of Madame Dorothea's tarot cards painted by her mother. The group goes to Dorothea's apartment but he has been replaced by a demon sent to steal the Cup. Simon and Jace kill him, but Alec is badly injured. Clary takes the Fana Cup and they return to the institute.
Clary gives the Mortal Cup to Hodge who betrayed them by calling Valentine Morgenstern and giving her a cup. Valentine reveals she is Clary's father and wants him to join her. He ran away through the portal that escorted him to Luke's bookstore. Luke, who was declared a werewolf, insists that Valentine is his father, and says Clary has a brother named Jonathan who was killed. Luke and his werewolf pack return to the Institute with Clary to fight Valentine, who has summoned the demon forces through the portal he created. Simon and Isabelle closed the portal with the help of a repentant Hodge, who sacrificed himself. Meanwhile, Magnus Bane arrives and heals Alec.
Clary and Jace against Valentine, who claim both are his children. They refused to join him and, after the battle, Clary pushed him through the portal after giving him a fake Mortal Cup. The portal was destroyed, and Jocelyn was rescued, but he remained comatose in the hospital. Clary tells Simon that someday someone will love her. Clary returns home and uses her newfound powers to repair the apartment. Jace shows up on his motorcycle, admits he needs it and wants him back to the Institute. Realizing that he belongs in the Shadowhunter world, he goes with him and they rise into the distance.
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Cast
- Lily Collins as Clarissa Morgenstern
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland
- Robert Sheehan as Simon Lewis
- Kevin Zegers as Alec Lightwood
- Jemima West as Isabelle Lightwood
- Lena Headey as Jocelyn Fairchild
- Aidan Turner as Luke Garroway
- Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane
- C. C. H. Pounder as Madame Dorothea
- Jared Harris as Hodge Starkweather
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine Morgenstern
- Kevin Durand as Emil Pangborn
- Chris Ratz as Eric
- Robert Maillet as Samuel Blackwell
- Stephen R. Hart as Brother Jeremiah
- Elyas M'Barek as Raphael Santiago
- Chad Connell as Lambert
- Harry Van Gorkum as Alaric/Werewolf
Production
Pre-production
While shopping for movie prospects around, writer Cassandra Clare is having trouble finding a studio that is interested in making movies with a woman in the lead role. The studio asked him to divert the leadership to the male character, which he refused.
On December 9, 2010, it was announced that Lily Collins had been instrumental in the role of Clary Fray.
Alex Pettyfer initially offered the role of Jace Wayland, but refused. Alexander Ludwig, Ed Speleers and Leebo Freeman were tested for that role but he went to Jamie Campbell Bower. Xavier Samuel, Nico Tortorella, Max Irons, and Douglas Booth are also considered.
The film is a co-production of the German company Constantin Film Production GmbH and Canadian company Don Carmody Productions and production along with Unique Features.
Filming
The main photography takes place between August 20 and November 7, 2012, at locations in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, and New York City.
Music
Soundtrack
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released by Republic Records in stores and digital retailers on August 20, 2013. It's titled by Demi Lovato, Zedd, Colbie Caillat, AFI remix by LA Riots, and Jessie J amongst the others. Soundtrack is a collaboration between DJ trance Myon & amp; Shane 54 with Seven Lions, as well as a song by Bryan Ellis, produced by Brian West. Several songs, including Lovato and Caillat's "Heart by Heart" "When the Darkness Comes", were recorded specifically for the City of Bones. Zedd "scored for the key scenes in the movie".
"Almost is Never Enough", performed by Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes was released as the sole promotion of the album on August 19, 2013. The album reached # 32 position on US Billboard 200. "Almost is Never Enough" , performed by Ariana Grande and The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at number 84.
Beth Crowley also wrote a song inspired by the movie titled "Warrior". "All I Need" by Radiohead is the song used in the trailer for this movie.
Score
The official score is compiled by Atli ÃÆ' â € "rvarsson, and released on August 20, 2013 for physical purchase and digital downloads.
Release
The teaser trailer was released in November 2012, and the second trailer was released in March 2013. The film was originally to be released on August 23, 2013, but was rejected back two days earlier, on August 21, 2013. The film is secured extensive European distribution deals in Cannes.
The film premiered on August 12, 2013, at Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.
Marketing
According to Los Angeles Times , $ 60 million was spent on marketing. Kulzer, vice president of Konstantin, states "$ 60 million has been spent worldwide for prints and advertisements...." and then explains the importance of managing expectations.
Home media
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 3, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Reception
Critical response
Website aggregation Reviews Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 13% approval rating based on 119 reviews and average ratings 3.9/10. The site commented that "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones borrows material from seemingly every fantasy franchise of the last 30 years - but can not figure out what to do with they." At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking of 100, the film has a 33% score based on reviews from 35 critics, which shows "generally unfavorable reviews."
Robbie Collin gave the film one of five stars, saying, "This gothic teen fantasy is one of the most damaging page-to-screen adaptations in memory". Collin adds, "The plot is an unintelligible braid of dead ends and a recap, and after that you realize there are only two things jammed: a lot of invisible loans from pop culture recently... and a little bit set aside where we learned one of the earliest: the demon hunter is Johann Sebastian Bach. "Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter also gave a negative comment, saying," Certainly not the first and highly unlikely last studio effort in Twilight / Hunger Game their own franchise, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a fine bonafide saga - just not in the way that good "adds" Though various vampires, werewolves, witches and demons of all shapes and sizes, The Mortal Instruments rarely feel like something more than a shameless, soulless tap. "< i> New York Daily News also gives it a negative rating of 1 star out of 5; critic Jordan Hoffman wrote, "This one is the worst of the Twilight copies." And when the group belongs to the Host and My Number Four , it says something. "Hoffman added," In spite of the backslide of the story, the film is just an excuse to jump from one set of spooky clothing to another.Unfortunately, the titular Bone City is more of a dungeon than a joke about cache of weapons beneath it, every church altar , there is almost no moment of frivolity or imagination.For a wall-to-wall fantasy movie, you've seen all this before, in a much better movie. "
Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times also gave it a negative review, stating, " City of Bones is overwhelmed by the CGI effect that causes white noise for the eyes worse is the way director Harald Zwart can not form an adult tone to support some of the really bold and challenging elements of the story, especially the theme of forbidden love deserving a more serious context. " A more average review comes from film critic Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post, who said, "To be fair, there is a worthy element to celebrate.This movie is fortunately less selfish than mopey Twilight the movie. The Mortal Instruments enjoys in his own camp. "He adds," But there is plenty of room for improvement.the action movie is too long, complicated and, even by the standards of teen romance, horrified in cheesiness. "
David Blaustein of ABC News also gave the film an average of two and a half stars out of five stars, saying, "Director Harald Zwart failed to try to suppress teenage unrest, love, passion, dreams and unfulfilled action into over-the- top, endless finals that seem to be well planned like throwing rocks and sand into a blender in the hope that if you combine it long enough at a fairly high speed, you might end up with a delicious milkshake. "Then he adds:" The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is not a very good movie by any imagination.However, it has a beautiful, beautiful, young-adult and supernatural aesthetic., Emotional but unreasonable love triangle that the target demographic of the film becomes crazy for. "
Venetia Falconer from MTV News gave this film a positive review, with a score of 4 out of 5 stars, posting, " The Mortal Instruments more than life up to the hype of 'The New Twilight'.The special effects are very impressive, which captivates and there is solid acting from all cast members.The main strength of this film is that it perfectly touches the right balance between drama and comedy. "
Cinema viewers respond more positively than criticism. Viewers who watched the movie on Wednesday's opening gave the average B, according to market research firm CinemaScore. The audience was 68% female and 46% under the age of 21.
box office
Bones City grossed $ 9.3 million for three-day weekend in the US and $ 18.2 million worldwide, debuting at # 3 as the highest-ranked new release, despite losing in the top two spots for the legacy of the week previously ( Lee Daniels' The Butler and We Milling ). For a five-day cumulative total, it grossed $ 14,088,359 in the US and $ 23,188,359 worldwide, placing it under the forecast of Variety at $ 18 million, The Hollywood Reporter at $ 15 million, and Sony alone forecast $ 15 million. According to The Wrap , the movie "failed to connect" and is on the same track as the other Beautiful Creatures and The Host .
Executive producer Martin Moszkowicz blamed the weak opening in the United States on a "highly competitive environment", including the competition from You're Next and The World's End, as well as a strong relic > The Butler and We Milling . Moszkowicz is confident, saying it's still too early to be contacted, with films still being launched in more regions around the world.
On October 10, 2013, it grossed $ 31,165,421 at the North American box office and $ 59.4 million internationally, bringing gross worldwide to $ 90,565,421.
The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as a "big flop within the company" and contributes to Constantin studio losses for 2013.
Awards
The Mortal Instruments won four Canadian Screen Awards: Make-Up Achievement, Overall Achievement, Achievements in Sound Editing and Achievements in Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Achievement in Costume Design and Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design. The film was nominated at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Films: Action, Choice Movie: Actor Action, and Choice Movie: Actress Action, but lost to Divergent in all categories.
Sequel
Canceled order
On May 8, 2013, before the movie was released, it was announced that the film adapted from the second book of the City of Ashes , will begin production on September 23, 2013 with a 2014 release date. In August 2013, after the film opened below expectations, Kulzer, co-president of Konstantin, explained that the sequel is still justified given the increase in book sales and soundtrack revenue. Sigourney Weaver is set to join the players while Lily Collins, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jemima West, and Jamie Campbell Bower are set to play back their roles.
On September 10, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter claims that the sequel "has been pushed behind the opening of a lackluster box-office" and The Wrap claims that the movie has been delayed indefinitely. Moszkowicz replied "... Constantin is committed to making the sequel, the company does not want to rush into production with an unfinished scenario, preferring to take the time to get it right". Cassandra Clare replied, saying the script script she saw was "very far from the book" and that her original schedule would not allow time for change, and she thought the delay could be a good thing.
On October 23, 2013, Moszkowicz told The Hollywood Reporter that production in the sequel will resume in 2014, explaining that Constantin is determined to continue the franchise because of the fan's positive response to the adaptation, despite noting that the marketing campaign for < i> City of Bones is too focused on teenage fans, proving to be detrimental to Clare's old readers. Moszkowciz also admitted that nothing has been completed or confirmed, saying "This is an ongoing discussion that we are experiencing, and it's not done.We have not made a final decision yet but we're just going to move forward - and we plan to move forward - when we feel we will do it right ". Moszkowicz later revealed his intention to shoot the film at some time in 2014. On May 20, 2014, Harald Zwart revealed that the studio still has the intention of making the sequel, but explains that he will not direct it, so he can focus on other projects, even though he praised the first movie as "a good window [for him] to show off".
Scott Mendelson of Forbes magazine expressed surprise that the sequel in production: "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones did not receive either a positive review or a box office big enough to justify production and marketing costs However, against all odds and arguably against all logic, [...] it gets a sequel! "
Television series
On October 12, 2014, at Mipcom, Constantin confirmed that The Mortal Instruments will return as a television series, abandoning previous plans for sequel films, with Ed Decter as showrunner to begin production for next year at least two or three international performances. Constantin Film and TV head Martin Moszkowicz told The Hollywood Reporter that "It really makes sense to do (the novel) as a TV series." There are so many of the books we have to leave behind the film Mortal Instruments In this series we will be able to deepen and explore the world in more detail and depth. "
Games
To join the movie, Sony Pictures works with PlayFirst developers to release the game on August 15, 2013. The game, available free for Android and iOS, allows players to hunt demons and supernatural monsters like Shadowhunter from the story. That includes cross platform features, allowing users to sign in on Facebook and save their progress on Android and iOS devices.
References
External links
- Official website
- Mortal Instruments: Bone City on IMDb
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