

Casting announcements started in 2010, with Collins being the first actress attached to the project.

The film's development began when Constantin Film optioned the film rights to the book series. Pounder, Jared Harris, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The cast also include Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand, Aidan Turner, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, C. The film stars Lily Collins as Clary Fray, a teenager from New York City who meets a group of Nephilim known as the Shadowhunters while also discovering her own heritage and her family history. It was directed by Harald Zwart, with a script written by Jessica Postigo. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a 2013 urban fantasy film based on the first book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.
