Monday, July 29, 2013

Weaver Out For Revenge In "City Of Ashes"

Heat Vision reports that Sigourney Weaver is in talks to join the cast of sequel The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes.

Based upon Cassandra Clare's supernatural novel series, "Instruments" centers on Clary Fray (Lily Collins), a Shadowhunter who battles demons including vampires and werewolves. City of Ashes --With her mother in a coma and her father hell-bent on destroying the world, Fray is dragged deeper into New York’s terrifying underworld of werewolves, demons and the mysterious Shadowhunters. Discovering the truth about her past was only the beginning. Now the fate of the world rests on Clary’s shoulders, but can she master her new-found powers and control her feelings for a boy (Jamie Campbell Bowerwho can never be hers?

In one of the few new roles for part 2, Weaver will play the ruthless leader of the Shadowhunters who will stop at nothing to destroy the man who killed her son.


Kevin Zegers, Robert Sheehan, Jemima West and Jonathan Rhys Meyers will return to play their respective roles as well.

Harald Zwart returns to helm the sequel using a script by Jessica Postigo.

Robert Kulzer and Don Carmody will produce the sequel

Production hopes to start in October.

The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones hits theaters on Wednesday August 21st.

A film adaptation of the spin-off called The Mortal Instruments: Infernal Devices is also in the works

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