The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
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| German title | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones |
| Original title | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 124 minutes |
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FSK 12 JMK 12 |
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| Director | Harald Zwart |
| script | Jessica Postigo |
| production |
Don Carmody , Robert Kulzer |
| music | Atli Örvarsson |
| camera | Geir Hartly Andreassen |
| cut | Joel Negron |
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Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones (Original title: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ) is an American fantasy film from 2013 . The director Harald Zwart produced the film in collaboration with the film companies Constantin Film , Screen Gems and Entertainment One . It is based on the novel City of Bones by Cassandra Clare . The premiere was on August 12, 2013 in Los Angeles , and the film was shown in German cinemas from August 21, 2013.
action
Sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is the only one in a club to watch several teenagers commit murder. Then inexplicable things happen: strange signs appear all around her and one of the kids from the club chases her and her best friend Simon until she confronts the mysterious boy named Jace Wayland and finds out she is a shadow hunter. Meanwhile, her mother is kidnapped by two henchmen of the renegade, insane shadow hunter Valentin. Together with the shadow hunters around Jace and his adoptive siblings Isabelle and Alec, Clary is now doing everything in her power to free her mother from the clutches of Valentine, who in turn intends to use the angel's chalice, one of the most powerful and important artefacts of the shadow hunters to bring yourself.
production
In August 2009, Cassandra Clare announced at a book signing in New York City that the Chronicles of the Underworld would be filmed as a trilogy. This was officially announced by Screen Gems just under a year later . On December 9, 2010, Lily Collins was cast to star Clary Fray . In May 2011, Jamie Campbell Bower was cast as Jace Wayland . Previously, the role of Jace Alex Pettyfer was offered, but this declined. Also Alexander Ludwig , Ed Speleers , Xavier Samuel , Nico Tortorella , Max Irons , Douglas Booth and Benjamin Stone were for the role in the conversation. Robert Sheehan , Kevin Zegers , Lena Headey and Jonathan Rhys Meyers took on other central roles .
Filming
Filming took place between August 20 and November 7, 2012 in Toronto , Hamilton , Ontario , and New York City .
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH in Berlin. The dialogue script and direction are from Ursula von Langen.
| role | actor | German speakers |
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| Clary Fray | Lily Collins | Kathrin Hanak |
| Jace Wayland | Jamie Campbell Bower | Jacob Weigert |
| Alec Lightwood | Kevin Zegers | Roman Wolko |
| Valentin Morgenstern | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Torben Liebrecht |
| Hodge Starkweater | Jared Harris | Claus Brockmeyer |
| Simon Lewis | Robert Sheehan | Tim Schwarzmaier |
| Isabell Lightwood | Jemima West | Sophie Rogall |
| Magnus Bane | Godfrey Gao | Manou Lubowski |
| Luke Garroway | Aidan Turner | Stefan Günther |
| Joclyn Fray | Lena Headey | Petra Einhoff |
| Madame Dorothea | CCH pounder | Bettina Redlich |
publication
In November 2012, the first trailer for Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones was released. The film was announced for August 23, 2013, but was then moved to August 21. The film opened in German cinemas on August 29, 2013.
reception
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“The film makes ample use of clichés, sometimes self-deprecatingly, and sporadically drifts into the absurd and comical when unbelievable revelations pile up or the old-fashioned levers to close hell portals jam. But this overture emphatically underlines its franchise potential, which visually achieves a lot with an estimated budget of 60 million dollars and convinces with suspense, crisp action, good effects, some original gimmicks and committed young stars who should not only conquer the fans of the books. "
“Instead of giving the viewer the time to let the wild fantasy story about sexy emo warriors, magical portals and tricky love triangles work on them, director Harald Zwart fires up the usual genre ingredients like machine gun salvos without any sense of timing his audience. "
“Despite the nagging of a reviewer who obviously does not belong to the target audience of 'Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones', the doom of the West should not be proclaimed here. As 'Constantin' already anticipated, the franchise has the potential to become the next big teen film event after Twilight, which will also find its audience beyond the readers of the book series and at the same time raise as many haters the more successful it becomes. Once again an angry mob will be outraged that in addition to the monster flattening, romance is creeping in and the male characters are sometimes androgynous. But let's keep in mind that these are not the problems and that neither Twilight nor Chronicles of the Underworld would have been better films if a guy Vin Diesel had been cast as a shadow hunter and thus presented a more normative male image. "
“It goes haywire in the world hidden in ours. Whether Matrix-like seers, Silent Hill-like demons, fluffy sound effects or martial sword fights between Jace and the insane and insanely brilliant antagonist Valentine Morgenstern, who should definitely hypnotize the female audience. The fact that Jonathan Rhys Meyers was able to give his characters just as much aesthetic grace as conflict-ridden intensity and polarizing fascination in the past via a completely surreal type of acting should have placed high expectations on his performance as Valentine. It is all the more commendable that he confidently lives up to those expectations. Thus, a single glance of Valentine's blood freezes in your veins, while at the same time he succeeds in adding a motivating layer of suffering turmoil to the symbol of evil with theatrical expressiveness and film-engaging presence under the omnipresent veil of devastating threat, which is a silent answer to the an existential question about the fascination of evil. Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones is a thoroughly intense experience that gets under your skin, thanks to gripping effects and fascinating actors, despite compositional inconsistencies. "
Gross profit
With a production cost of $ 60 million, the film grossed about $ 80.2 million by November 15, 2013.
continuation
Even before the first part was released, a sequel was announced for 2014. Filming was scheduled to begin on September 23, 2013 in Toronto . For the sequel, Lily Collins , Jamie Campbell Bower and Robert Sheehan are set to return in their roles. The cast should be supplemented by Sigourney Weaver as shadow hunter.
On September 11, 2013, the production company Constantin Film announced that the production of the second part had been put on hold for the time being. The reason given was the disappointing box office result. A month later, Constantin Film announced that the production of City of Ashes had resumed. Instead of a second film, a series was chosen that was released under the title Shadowhunters . Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower do not play in it, however. However, the series is not a further narration, but reinterprets the novel.
Web links
- Mortal Instruments - City of Bones in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2013 (PDF; test number: 140 222 K).
- ^ Age designation for Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr .: For Young Thesps, It's All About Locking Roles Before Holidays . Deadline.com. December 9, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Sam Morgan: Jamie Campbell Bower joins 'The Mortal Instruments' . Hollywood.com. May 31, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Alyssa Barbieri: Alexander Ludwig was a contender for role of Jace . TMI source. June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Alyssa Barbieri: Benjamin Stone says 'Mortal Instruments' "would have been a great opportunity" . TMI source. September 17, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Amy Wilkinson: 'Mortal Instruments' Actor Robert Sheehan Makes Magic Out Of The Mundane . MTV. April 29, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ R. Lukas: “The Mortal Instruments”: Jonathan Rhys Meyers becomes the villain . Movie Jones. August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on August 28, 2013 .
- ↑ a b rottentomatoes.com at Rotten Tomatoes , accessed on May 10, 2017
- ↑ a b metacritic.com at Metacritic , accessed on May 10, 2017
- ↑ Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Review of "Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones". Kino.de , accessed on August 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Critique of the FILMSTARTS.de editorial team: Chronicles of the Underworld - City Of Bones. Filmstarts.de , accessed on August 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Mario Giglio: Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones - Film Critique / Review / Review / Review. In: serienjunkies.de. Serienjunkies.de , August 28, 2013, accessed June 13, 2019 .
- ^ Film review: Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones. movie-eye.de, accessed on September 1, 2013 .
- ^ The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). Box Office Mojo, August 25, 2013, accessed August 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Kat Rosenfield: 'City Of Bones' Sequel: 'Mortal Instruments: City Of Ashes' Sequel In The Works! . hollywoodcrush.mtv.com. May 8, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Alyssa Barbieri: 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes' will begin filming on September 23 in Toronto . TMI source. July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Bory's Kit: Sigourney Weaver in Talks to Join 'Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes' (Exclusive) . The Hollywood Reporter. July 9, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Thomas Zimmer: Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Ashes: Constantin Film stops production . Serienjunkies.de. September 11, 2013. Accessed June 13, 2019.
- ↑ Thomas Zimmer: Chronicles of the Underworld 2: Production of City of Ashes resumed . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ↑ filmstarts.de , accessed on June 26, 2015