Cassandra Clare talks about what fans can expect from ‘THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES’ with MSN UK

MSN UK spoke with Cassandra Clare about seeing her world of The Mortal Instruments come to life. Cassie dished on the most exciting part of filming, the complicated aspect of Clary and Jace’s romantic entanglements and what fans can expect from the movie.

What was the most exciting part of filming? Was there a specific part of the book you couldn’t wait to see translated on screen?

Just seeing the world that has existed in my mind for so long come to life was amazing. The sets, the costumes, the actors… it was totally surreal to see my imaginary world manifest itself in front of me. I didn’t have one particular scene I couldn’t wait for, but I was really excited to see how the Institute came together.

The Clary/Jace storyline in the books is quite controversial – were you worried about how this would translate on screen?
Is it controversial? I think the end of the first book is a shocker but certainly by the third or so there’s nothing particularly controversial there. Which I think is not unusual in a love story: they usually have obstacles and sometimes the obstacles can skate the edge of taboo because the love needs to be forbidden – there’s a teacher/student romance in Divergent and Vampire Academy, Katniss is supposed to kill Peeta, Edward wants to eat Bella – I think by now audiences are pretty used to the idea of an insuperable obstacle to a love story.

Which would you rather be, a Shadow Hunter or an Downworlder?
A Downworlder. They can kind of lay low and have somewhat normal lives, in certain cases. I’d last about half a second as a demon-killing soldier! I’d probably want to be a warlock, because then you can live forever without drinking blood. I don’t think I’d like blood.

What can fans of the books expect from the movie?
I haven’t seen the finished product, but they can expect to see a movie that takes the fictional world we love and makes it real, and gorgeous! The film won’t be exactly the same as the book, because film works very differently as a medium than the written word does, but I think it will be a lot of fun. I also think the actors are perfect for their roles, and that they will really win readers’ hearts.

Read the full interview at MSN UK