Earlier this week, reports surfaced that casting for the role of Jace Wayland in the big-screen adaptation of Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series was down to a handful of actors: Jamie Campbell Bower ("Breaking Dawn"), Ed Speleers ("Eragon") and newcomer Leebo Freeman. (No word on fan favorites Max Irons and Alex Pettyfer, though Alex's schedule continues to fill up...)
Following the news, Hollywood Crush readers passionately expressed their opinions on who should play the snarky Shadowhunter (as of this writing, Ed and Leebo are leading our "Who should play Jace?" poll). And with so much growing anticipation, we thought it high time we checked in with some of the experts, namely Cassie, star Lily Collins and our friends at "Mortal Instruments" fansites Mundie Moms and "The Mortal Instruments" Examiner.
Of course, it's no surprise both Lily and Cassie were loathe to drop specific names, though they both told us what they could about the ongoing casting process.

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The search for snarky Shadowhunter Jace Wayland is heating up! Three actors reportedly met with Screen Gems last week to screen test opposite star
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