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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Release Date: Friday, August 23, 2013 Theaters

Director: Harald Zwart

Starring: Lily Collins Lena Headey Jared Harris Godfrey Gao Jamie Campbell-Bower

PG-13 Adventure N/A

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Plot
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.
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Adventure Drama Fantasy Supernatural

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Who is making The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – Crew List

A look at The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Harald Zwart last helmed The 12th Man and The Karate Kid. The film's writer Jessica Postigo last penned Tarzan 3D and Operation Checkmate.

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Robert Kulzer
Michael Lynne
Jessica Postigo
Dylan Sellers
Bob Shaye

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Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Set to start shooting August 15, 2012 in Toronto

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Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. March 2011 start dependent on casting

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of fantasy violence and action, and some suggestive content
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
There is a world hidden within our own.
Also known as
Mortal Instruments, City of Bones

Language
English
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Release Date: When was the film released?

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 23 , 2013. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including The World's End, You're Next and Grandmasters.

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