Can we just say it's been much, much too long since any "City of Bones" casting news has graced our RSS feed? Do we have to beg, Screen Gems? Do we need to send a bribe in the form of an Edible Arrangement or a PajamaGram? Just tell us what we need to do! That being said, you better believe when "Mortal Instruments" author Cassie Clare stopped by the MTV News offices last week, we hounded, harassed and harangued her into giving us ANY morsels she could about casting the movie (especially love interest Jace Wayland).
"The search continues for Jace," Cassie reassured us. "They are auditioning like crazy, which I think is good. To me, it's kind of funny, this sort of old-fashioned search for the right face. So they're seeing a whole lot of different people. I can't name them [EDIT NOTE: BOO], but we've been talking recently about top contenders and what not, and I'm pretty excited about all of them."
Okay, so basically we're in much the same place we were months ago. But do not fear, Crushers, we did snag a choice piece of "TMI" scoop for you. Namely, the hunt for Clary's long-suffering best friend Simon has begun!
"They've started looking for people for Simon," Cassie revealed. "But everything kind of rotates around Jace and Clary. Once you cast Jace and Clary, they have to have chemistry with each other. And all of the other characters have to have chemistry with them. So they're sort of starting to look at Simon in a broad sense, asking me, 'What are your ideas for Simon? What do you think he should look like? What is the most important characteristic about him?' Whoever is going to be Simon is going to have to come in and test with Lily [Collins] and whoever is Jace."
With filming pushed back until the summer or fall to accommodate Lily's "Snow White" project, it's likely we still have a good wait until we find out who will bring Jace and Simon to life. But at least we can console ourselves knowing producers are making some headway—however slow it may seem.
And we were serious about that PajamaGram, Screen Gems. Send us your size.
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