Timeline

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES

Movie Announcement

• 8/22/2009 – Cassandra Clare announced at a book signing in New York City that The Mortal Instruments would be adapted into a trilogy of films.

Script/Synopsis

• 10/29/2009 – Jessica Postigo has been penned to adapt The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones to screenplay.
• 10/3/2010 – It was reported by Collider.com that Jessica Postigo had finished the script for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
• 9/30/2011 – Marlene King announced that she was penning a rewrite on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones script.
• 10/1/2011 – It was reported by Hollywood Crush that I. Marlene King was nearing the end of the rewrite for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones script.
• 11/4/2011 – The official synopsis of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was revealed at the American Film Market.
• 11/17/2011 – Cassandra Clare revealed that Marlene King had turned in the rewritten script for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones for studio review.

Director

• 10/4/2010 – Scott Stewart was confirmed as director for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones via press release from Screen Gems. This will be Stewart’s third film that he will have directed, previously directing Legion and Priest.
• 2/12/2012 – Cassandra Clare announced that Scott Stewart had been dropped from The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Sony Pictures back in Aug. 2011.
• 3/16/2013 – Constantin Film and Unique Pictures announced that Harald Zwart (Karate Kid) will direct The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.

Cast

• 12/10/2010 – Screen Gems confirmed that Lily Collins has been cast as Clary Fray. Here’s Hollywood Crush’s report.
• 5/31/2011 – Screen Gems confirmed that Jamie Campbell Bower has been cast as Jace Wayland.
• 3/16/2012 – Constantin Film and Unique Pictures confirmed that Lily Collins, who was cast back in December 2010, will still be portraying Clary in the film.
• 6/19/2012 – Cassandra Clare revealed that Jemima West has been cast as Isabelle Lightwood.
• 7/6/2012 – Variety broke the news that Kevin Durand and Robert Maillet have been cast as Pangborn and Blackwell
• 7/11/2012 – Cassandra Clare revealed that Robert Sheehan has been cast as Simon Lewis

Filming/Release Date

• 1/10/2011 – Lily Collins said in an interview with Hollywood Crush that they hope to begin filming in April.
• 3/17/2011 – Lily Collins revealed in an interview with the New York Times that The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will film in Los Angeles.
• 4/6/2011 – Scott Stewart revealed in an interview with Collider.com that The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will be shot in 3D and that filming is slated for late summer/early fall.
• 4/8/2011 – Scott Stewart revealed in an interview with to Hollywood Crush that they hope to film some of the movie in New York City.
• 5/11/2011 – Lily Collins confirmed that filming for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will happen this year but that “it’s just pushed a little.”
• 8/8/2011 – Jamie Campbell Bower told Sci-Fi Magazine that filming for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is slated to begin in January 2012.
• 12/12/2011 – Cassandra Clare revealed that Sony Pictures wanted filming to begin on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in spring 2012.
• 2/13/2012 – Cassandra Clare said that Constantin Films wants to begin filming The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
  in August 2012.
• 3/13/2012 – Cassandra Clare revealed that filming on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will begin on August 15, 2012.
• 3/16/2012 – The Hollywood Reporter reported that principal photography on The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will begin on August 15, 2012, in Toronto.
• 4/3/2012 – ScreenRant revealed that Sony Pictures set the release date of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones for August 23, 2013.