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  • There are many great book heroines coming to life on the big screen, from the Hunger Games’ Katniss to Tris Prior in Divergent, so what makes Clary stand out?<br /><br />Lilly Collins: I think what sets her apart is that she’s funny. She’s comedic. She is already a Shadowhunter, it’s not like she’s choosing something else. She’s already in this world; she’s just figuring it out. I think what makes her a great heroine is the fact that even though she’s a Shadowhunter, she still human, she’s vulnerable, she’s scared, she cries, she’s having an identity crisis, she’s confused—which is what everyone is as a teenage girl, but at the same time she has these superpowers. So I think she’s more relatable in that sense. <br /> width:640;;height:427
  • You’ve been attached to this project for three years, which is quite a long time. How does it feel now that the first film is wrapped up?<br /><br />Lilly Collins: Oh my gosh, it’s crazy. It’s been like a three year process and this time last year I was bowling down [the street] and no one knew what we were doing, who we were and now we’re shooting the sequel next month and this is the premiere. It’s absolutely insane, and I’m so excited. width:640;;height:427
  • If your character could create any rune what would it be any why?<br />Jamie Campbell Bower: It would be the power to be in three different places at once, so then I could do everything better.<br /> width:320;;height:480
  • If your character could create and rune what would it be any why?<br />Jamie Campbell Bower: It would be the power to be in three different places at once, so then I could do everything better.<br /><br />If you weren’t a Shadowhunter, which type of downworlder would you be?<br />Jamie Campbell Bower: A faerie, because they just seem cool; they seem to like water, and I like water. I definitely want to be one. <br /> width:320;;height:480
  • If your character could create any rune, what would it be and why?<br />Kevin Zegers: I’d create a rune that would allow me to never get on an airplane, because I hate flying. A teleporting device. width:320;;height:480
  • What was it like filming the movie back here in your home country? <br />Kevin Zegers: It was great—I loved it. The fans were great here too, they’d ask us to sign their books and bring us stuff like coffee. It was such a crazy experience just filming here, and I can’t wait to come back later this year to film the sequel.<br /> width:320;;height:480
  • You recently tweeted that you’re working on a storyboard for the sequel, which is exciting, what made you guys finalize the decision to produce a sequel before the first film even came out?<br />Director Harald Zwart: I have very gutsy producers who believe in this movie tremendously and I’m very, very grateful that they decided to do it. <br /> width:640;;height:427
  • As you can see behind us, The Mortal Instruments has thousands of dedicated fans. Did you feel any pressure when making the film?<br />Director Harald Zwart: Well, I make sure that I respect them. And I’ve been lucky that I’ve been able to work really closely with Cassandra Clare. Actually, I had her on speed dial, so whenever I needed something I could call her up and say, ‘How do you think about this and that?’ But that’s how I think we respected the fans all along. <br /> width:640;;height:427
  • What was your biggest challenge when creating the film?<br />Director Harald Zwart: The biggest challenge is to make sure that the stuff you keep and the stuff you have to let go is right. What do you keep and what do you let go? You can take big chunks out, which you have to do when you have a big book like that, but [you have to] make sure all the stuff that you have remaining still make sense. <br /> width:640;;height:427
  • Obviously film adaptations don’t follow novels word for word, but why was the decision made to keep your character Simon human in the movie instead of turning into a rat like in the book?<br />Robert Sheehan: That’s a good point, I think because in the books the characters are between 15 and 17 but in the film they raised the age of the characters so they can explore the love story a little bit more. Harald is a very dark-minded man and his adaptation is very dark in ways, so to keep Simon as a human I think he kept it more life-threatening and less kind of kidsy. <br /> width:640;;height:427
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