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Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Story of Jamie's Ring and Bracelet in GQ Photoshoot Picture

A whole bunch of people have asked me about this picture of Jamie from GQ and whether you can buy the Morgenstern ring he’s wearing.
As far as I know, not yet. Viviene Hebel makes a version but it’s not the same ring Jamie has, because Jamie’s is a movie prop. They made two or three of them, but that’s it. Movie props are real jewelry — if they’re supposed to be silver, they’re silver, and they’re heavy. (I found this out when I tried to lift the Mortal Cup and it almost took my arm off.)
Tangentially, I always told myself they would never actually make a movie out of the Mortal Instruments. That it was too weird, and anyway, movies don’t happen to books much. 99% of the time the don’t get optioned and 99% of what gets optioned never gets made.
I told myself I couldn’t control what happened with the film, whether it got made or the casting or any of it, but if they did actually make it, I’d buy myself a present when they greenlit it. So when they greenlit City of Bones, I bought myself a bracelet I’d been wanting for literally years, that was one of kind and handmade, that had the Union Jack on it. I wore it through all of filming, when I was onset and when I wasn’t, and on the last day of filming I took it off and gave it to Jamie and told him it was my official blessing for being the best possible Jace.
That’s the bracelet he’s wearing on the right, there. I was happy to have it when I bought it, but I’m happier with where it is now — he deserves it. :) And that is my heartwarming story for the day. If you’re ever stuck in an elevator with Jamie, you can always ask him about the bracelet; it’ll give you something to chat about.
GQ Magazine, July 2013 issue, Jamie Campbell-Bower


On her tumblr today, Cassie posted the story of Jamie's bracelet featured in the GQ Photoshoot (July 2013 issue) as well as a comment about the Morgenstern ring he's wearing:
A whole bunch of people have asked me about this picture of Jamie from GQ and whether you can buy the Morgenstern ring he’s wearing.

As far as I know, not yet. Viviene Hebel makes a version but it’s not the same ring Jamie has, because Jamie’s is a movie prop. They made two or three of them, but that’s it. Movie props are real jewelry — if they’re supposed to be silver, they’re silver, and they’re heavy. (I found this out when I tried to lift the Mortal Cup and it almost took my arm off.) Tangentially, I always told myself they would never actually make a movie out of the Mortal Instruments. That it was too weird, and anyway, movies don’t happen to books much. 99% of the time the don’t get optioned and 99% of what gets optioned never gets made. I told myself I couldn’t control what happened with the film, whether it got made or the casting or any of it, but if they did actually make it, I’d buy myself a present when they greenlit it. So when they greenlit "City of Bones", I bought myself a bracelet I’d been wanting for literally years, that was one of kind and handmade, that had the Union Jack on it. I wore it through all of filming, when I was onset and when I wasn’t, and on the last day of filming I took it off and gave it to Jamie and told him it was my official blessing for being the best possible Jace.

That’s the bracelet he’s wearing on the right, there. I was happy to have it when I bought it, but I’m happier with where it is now — he deserves it. :) And that is my heartwarming story for the day. If you’re ever stuck in an elevator with Jamie, you can always ask him about the bracelet; it’ll give you something to chat about.

Cassie Answers Parabatai, CoHF and TLH Questions


Today on her tumblr, Cassie posted a few answers to emailed questions.

“hi cassie! i have a couple questions that i figured I’d ask through email because its always really hectic on twitter so:
- can parabatai be love interests? i thought they couldn’t but emma/julian are right? that always kinda confused me
- so you’re writing the dark artifices, TLH ; are you writing another shadowhunter book aside from those as well?
- are we gonna see tessa/will/ jem in cohf?”


Yes, twitter has become a bit of a madhouse - I can only get on for a few minutes, and then there are so many questions I can’t follow them (usually about things I know nothing about and can’t influence, like what countries there will be movie premieres in and where the cast goes) and then I run away. I am a a wuss, I guess! But if I don’t answer you on Twitter, it’s not personal!

“- can parabatai be love interests? i thought they couldn’t but emma/julian are right? that always kinda confused me”

The Clave says no. You’re not supposed to be romantically involved with your parabatai. In Clockwork Prince, one of the plot points is a past pair of parabatai, one of whom committed suicide because he’d fallen in love with his parabatai and was afraid of the secret being exposed.

The Clave has their reasons for this old Law. However, like pretty much every cultural/social law decreeing that people can’t fall in love or can’t marry, plenty of people break it. It’s not like no priest has ever fallen in love with anyone. And Emma and Julian’s relationship isn’t defined yet - not even by me! We know there is probably going to be an issue of romantic interest, but they are not a couple at the beginning of the books. They might never be a couple. We will see.

- so you’re writing the dark artifices, TLH, & are you writing another shadowhunter book aside from those as well?

My plan at the moment is to do five Shadowhunter series, total. I don’t know if I’ll do any series in the Shadowhunter world beyond that. I don’t know why five exactly — maybe because one of my major literary idols has always been Tamora Pierce and she did five series set in Tortall. :) Maybe I think I have five stories to tell in this world. Maybe I’ll get to the end and want to tell more. Maybe not — I have a stockpile of other worlds and stories in my head; I’m writing one of them by writing Magisterium now, but there are many others.

There is a special sort of enjoyment in developing stories in a created world, because you can take the rules you yourself have invented, and bend them or break them. You can create connections and history — the story of Isabelle’s ruby necklace stretches back all the way to Vampires, Scones and Edmund Herondale. Then again, with a brand new world, you get to make everything up again. It’s like: brand-new baby or adorable five-year old? They’re both good.

(The five Shadowhunter series are TiD, TLH, TMI, TDA, and very far down the road, TWP. Don’t even ask about that one! It’s too far in the future! There are other Shadowhunter projects like The Bane Chronicles and the graphic novel project about the Circle, currently in planning stages and known as TST, but I’m not counting them: I’m only counting book series/trilogies written solely by me.)

- are we gonna see tessa/will/ jem in cohf?”

I cannot say, because those are major spoilers. All I will say is that nobody from TiD is going to be a major character in CoHF because it’s too confusing and too spoilery for the mass majority of TMI readers, who have not read TiD. (There are also plenty of TiD readers who won’t read TMI — historical can be tricky; people either won’t read it at all, or will only read it, a lot of the time.) TMI is still Clary’s story at heart. I think for TiD readers there will be a lot of interesting connections, and the fact that Tessa is still alive is not a huge secret (we saw her in CoG) but nothing in CoHF is going to give away the ending of the Clockwork series to people who haven’t read it, and that includes who Tessa ends up with. Keep that in mind, and hopefully that can help shape expectations.

Cassandra Jean Fan Art and Tarot Cards Update

Herondale Boys and Their Parabatai by Cassandra Jean

How cute are those Herondale Boys? And no, I am NOT staring at Jem. Cassandra Jean does it again. She makes us sigh and laugh and feel all the feels at once. Love her artwork.

And yes, there are two more of her tarot cards release. Cassie posted these yesterday on her tumblr and here's what she had to say about them:
We’ve moved on from the Major Arcana to the minor Arcana — the first suit is the suit of Rings, which takes the place of the suit of Pentacles. Each Rings card shows the family ring of a particular Shadowhunter family and some of the members. I decided to do two today, since I’m way behind on posting these. Above Matthew Fairchild, of TLH, with the ring of the Fairchilds and a carnation flower. Below Clary and Sebastian, both of whom have Fairchild blood too, stand in for the Morgensterns, with their rings.

Director of TMI Movies Answers Fan Questions


What color will Jace’s eyes will be in "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"?
Good question. You get a glimpse of his golden eyes in the movie.

Will there be a Norwegian "City of Bones" premiere?
Hey. Yes, it is in Fredrikstad, August 23. Come and meet the stars on the red carpet.

Where will casting happen for "City of Ashes"?
We’re casting in Toronto.

Is Church in "City of Bones"?
We’ll try to put him in the second movie.

Will there be an open casting call for Maia Roberts in "City of Ashes"?
Hi there. It’s a little too early. Anyway, we’re casting in Toronto.

You should include Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower’s audition, and bloopers, on the DVD!
Great ideas. I’ll mention it to our DVD people.

On the deviation from the books where it says Clary is “chosen”
Don’t worry. We’re following the book.
So great that Harald took the time to answer these questions and I love the bloopers idea!

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