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Cassandra, how hands on were you with the adaptation?

CC: They definitely invited me to be a part of the process; to be very hands on with the casting. I had a veto vote, which is very unusual, I could say “No” to actors and what not. I was very involved with the production side and look of the movie. I was somewhat involved with the screenplay, but less so than the other aspects of the film. So I do feel like I know the film pretty intimately and they certainly invited me to be a part of it much more than they were required to. I had no legal role as regards to the movie. I’m not a producer.

When the casting was initially announced, there was some controversy over who was going to play Jace.

JCB: Obviously, the reaction when I was cast was somewhat negative. I’m aware of that. And when I say somewhat, I mean incredibly. But I think there is always going to be a preconceived notion of a literary character that people will have in their minds and not going to live up to everyone’s expectations. I think [Robert Pattinson] suffered the same thing with Twilight. Perhaps not as much as me, because Rob was beautiful at the time and I look like I had ate a thousand burgers (laughs). I guess now I am seeing that what I have really been able to do on this mall tour is show the people that we’re fans of Cassie’s book before we made the movie and that means something to them. And I’ve worked my fucking ass off on this. I put 120% into everything that I do and I really respect the fans and I really, really respect the people that employ me. It’s my job. I’m not going to be one of those people that sit there. I guess I’ve seen a more positive reaction lately; we’ll see when the movie opens.

LC: That’s partly what I’m most excited about. I met Jamie years ago at a Potter premiere. He was sitting in front of me and I said something about his hair not being washed (laughs). I followed his career and when I was cast as Clary and we were talking about [casting for Jace], he immediately came to mind. I put him down as one of the top people I wanted to read with and I didn’t know they already auditioned him... He came in and I saw the chemistry right away even before we started reading the lines. He just embodies all of the characteristics Jace had. When the negative press came out, it was hard to read for me as well, because I saw something so different in him. I just knew it and felt it. It’s been really cool for me to see everyone’s reactions turning.

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