Monday, June 1, 2015

We've moved!



We've Moved!


We are pleased to announce that we've officially moved our account over to THEMORTALINSTITUTE.COM. Never fear, we've also copied all our posts there as well, so you can review our entire archive from the new site. We will keep this account open for the moment, just so everyone will know. 

Thank you a billion for your continued support, Shadowhunters!


Peace, love, and lots of Magnus glitter,
Amber, 
Founder, The Mortal Institute

Friday, May 15, 2015

Harry Shum Jr Joins 'Shadowhunters' Cast as Magnus Bane!


Harry Shum Jr. (Glee!)has been added to ABC Family's Shadowhunters cast as Magnus Bane!
Shadowhunters is based on the best-selling series by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments. Shum Jr. will play the role as the high warlock of Brooklyn. Bane's style can be described as eccentric and while his personality is fierce, charming, and keeps his cards close to his chest. Even though he looks like he is only in his 20s, he is actually hundreds of years old – which makes him wiser and wary of others.


Sketch by Cassandra Jean


Shadowhunters is produced by Constantin Film and executive produced by Ed Decter and McG. McG will also direct the first episode. The network has previously announced series regulars Katherine McNamara as ‘Clary Fray,’ Dominic Sherwood as ‘Jace Wayland,’ Alberto Rosende as ‘Simon,’ Emeraude Toubia as ‘Isabelle Lightwood,’ Matthew Daddario as ‘Alec Lightwood’ and Isaiah Mustafa as ‘Luke Garroway.’ Alan Van Sprang was announced earlier this afternoon as a recurring guest star in the role of ‘Valentine.’ 

Do you guys see the resemblance?!? He is perfect for the role! Congrats Harry! Hopefully we see some of your amazing dance moves on the show!

Alan Van Sprang as Valentine Morgenstern in 'Shadowhunters' TV!


Alan Van Sprang (Reign, The Tudors) joined ABC Family's Shadowhunters cast!


Alan Van Sprang has been casted as the villain we all love to hate from Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series, Valentine Morgenstern. 

Valentine is described as a highly intellectual, charming but devious Shadowhunter. He has an immense amount of power and will kill anyone who gets in his way. 

Check out the tweet Van Sprang posted, once word got out: 
Other cast members include Dominic Sherwood (as Jace Wayland), Katherine McNamara (as Clarissa Fray), Alberto Rosende (as Simon Lewis), Emeraude Toubia (as Isabelle Lightwood), Matthew Daddario (as Alec Lightwood), and Isaiah Mustafa (as Luke Garroway).

Congrats Mr. Van Sprang! You are PERFECT for the role! 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

PHOTO: First Glimpse of Kat McNamara in Clary Fray Costume!


Earlier this morning, Kat McNamara tweeted a selfie with a caption indicating that she has finally made it to Toronto to prepare for ABC Family's Shadowhunters!
Director/Executive Producer McG then tweeted an exclusive photo of Kat during a costume fitting. She is set to play the lead role in the television series as Clarissa Fray. By the Angel, she definitely looks like Clary in this photo!

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

McG posts first group photo of Shadowhunters cast


Shadowhunters director/executive producer McG is once again proving how amazing he is to fans as he posted the earliest group photo (minus Clary Fray actress Kat McNamara) tonight on his Twitter account.

Pictured left to right: Dominic Sherwood (Jace), Matthew Daddario (Alec), Emeraude Toubia (Isabelle), Alberto Rosende (Simon) and McG. 

Are you excited to see this new cast photo? Share your thoughts! 






PHOTOS: 'Shadowhunters' Boot Camp + More!


The Shadowhunters cast have begun their training for the show, more like Shadowhunters boot camp!

Dominic Sherwood who is set to play Jace Wayland, shared a post-workout selfie via Twitter! No pain no gain, you can do it Dom!
Executive Producer/Director McG shared the two photos below of Dominic and Emeraude Toubia. Emeraude has been casted as Isabelle Lightwood.
McG also tweeted a photo of Alberto Rosende (as Simon Lewis) post-rehearsal.

Kat McNamara dyed her hair to prepare for her role as Clary Fray! She looks gorgeous!

VIDEO: Katherine McNamara's Special Message for Cassandra Clare!


Cassandra Clare posted an adorable video on her personal Instagram account.

The video is of Kat McNamara sharing her excitement of being casted as Clarissa Fray in ABC Family's Shadowhunters.
A video posted by Cassie Clare (@cassieclare1) on

As Cassie mentioned in the caption, Kat returned to her ginger colored hair! Shadowhunters some of the photos of Kat going through the process. She definitely looks like Clary!




PHOTOS: New Book Covers for 'Infernal Devices' Series!


Yesterday, Shadowhunters TV revealed the remaining five covers of The Mortal Instruments series and by the angel they were magnificent masterpieces!

If those TMI covers were not enough for the fandom to handle, wait until you see the brand new covers for The Infernal Devices




TOR.com shared some exclusive informatiom about the creative process from the designer Russell Gordon and illustrator Cliff Neilsen.
From Russell Gordon, Executive Director of Art, Production, and Design:
The repackaging of Cassandra Clare’s epic Shadowhunter novels has been a rewarding, year-long adventure. Right from the start, when Karen Wojtyla, Justin Chanda, Annie Nybo and I sat down with Cassie to discuss the new direction, I knew it was going to be something truly special. Cassie had a wonderful vision for the new-look: for the characters to be the main focus, to infuse them with a real intensity, and passion, but also keep them a little mysterious. We all wanted to give these new covers as much “heart” as possible. We commissioned the extraordinary Cliff Nielsen (who had worked on the original packaging) as the cover artist. Cliff’s work is not only beautiful in a lyrical way—but it’s edgy and bold and mesmerizing—the perfect match for Cassie’s books. I especially love the details in his work, the way he united a different rune with the featured character on each of the Mortal Instruments covers, and the way the Clockwork Angel is woven into the character on each Infernal Devices cover.
I’ve always thought the best covers were those that will not only draw a new reader in, but also give that reader something else to explore after they’ve finished reading the book; when they go back and pore over all the visual details of the cover they maybe hadn’t understood, or even noticed, before reading the story. There are so many details on every part of the packaging of these books, and I really think it will keep Cassandra Clare’s fans—the new ones and the already-established-ones—engaged long after they’ve closed the books.
From Cliff Neilsen, illustrator:
Creating the cover to a novel is an exciting task. I get to work with really smart people (like Russell Gordon and Karen Wojtyla) that admire beauty and strive for originality. I get a chance to selfishly explore my artistic interests. I get an opportunity to be the first person to investigate and describe visually the world that sprouts from the creative heart of the author.
Cassandra Clare’s stories are special because her heart is special. Her words beautifully interweave the wonder and excitement of youth with myth, cultural history and mysticism. She makes them the popular culture.
So much work went into creating these covers. The process includes combining traditional mixed media painting, digital painting, photography, 3D rendering, found objects, and calligraphy. I’m passionate about these things, but the STORY is the true King. A good illustrator will understand that, above all else. Nevertheless, with this project I found myself asking “What drives the King”? What is the purpose of the story?
Emotion.
Reimagining these covers has been an exercise in trying to capture that emotion through iconography. It has been an attempt to personally connect with these beloved characters and their fictional lives, and share it as a visual parable to the throngs of Cassandra’s fans, past present and future. I hope you experience them with as much wonder and joy as I had creating them.
The Infernal Devices trilogy will be repackaged and available in paperback on September 1 from Simon & Schuster.

Which of these covers do you guys like best?

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

PHOTOS: New Book Covers for 'The Mortal Instruments' Series!


ABC Family's Shadowhunters TV has released the remaining five new covers of the best-selling series by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments!


These will be available in bookstores this September 1.











Don't these look amazing? 

We love that fact that each cover has a different rune, look closely!

Tomorrow Shadowhunters TV will reveal the new covers for The Infernal Devices!

Monday, May 11, 2015

New Book Covers for 'Mortal Instruments' & 'Infernal Devices'!



Cassandra Clare shared on her Tumblr page that this September 1, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series will have new art on the book covers!

The new cover of the first installment of the TMI series, City of Bones has already been released.

The other five TMI covers will be revealed tomorrow at 1pm EST/10 am PST via ABC Family's Shadowhunters social media: 
              

The new TID covers will be released the following day (May 13)!

How exciting! Which cover are you guys excited to see the most?

Matthew Daddario & Isaiah Mustafa Join 'Shadowhunters' Cast


Matthew Daddario and Isaiah Mustufa have been added onto the 'Shadowhunters' cast set to air on ABC Family in January 2016. Shadowhunters is based on the bestselling series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. 

Daddario has been chosen to play the role of Alec Lightwood, the brother of Isabelle and Parabatai of Jace. 
Mustafa casted as Luke Garroway, an NYPD detective as well as the leader of the werewolf pack.

Check out these exclusive videos from @ShadowhuntersTV of Daddario and Mustafa thanking the fans for the support:

ABC Family has previously announced Katherine McNamara as 'Clary Fray', Dominic Sherwood as 'Jace Wayland', Alberto Rosende as 'Simon Lewis' and Emeraude Toubia as 'Isabelle Lightwood'.


Wednesday, May 6, 2015

'Shadowhunters' Casting News: Kat McNamara is Clary Fray and Casting Recap

The hashtag that started it all ... #WhoIsJace
  Became, #WhoIsSimon and #WhoIsIzzy 

 Shadowhunters wanted to know who would be playing Jace's better half, and today that question was answered.





Now, Shadowhunters world wide are celebrating as the following tweet answered the hashtag that has had fans of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series guessing over the last couple of days...

#WhoIsClary?

Shadowhunters, Jace now has his Clary. Please welcome Kat McNamara to the TMI Family!


ABC Family announced that Kat McNamara will be Clary Fray in the Shadowhunters TV series that is coming soon. 

Check out this exclusive video of Kat thanking the fans for their support:


In a recap, ABC Family has casted Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Kat McNamara as Clary Fray, Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, and Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood.


We could not be happier here at the institute! Comment below with your thoughts on the casting!

Monday, April 20, 2015

'Shadowhunters' Casting News: Dominic Sherwood is Jace Wayland

Shadowhunters across the globe are celebrating today as the following tweet answered the hashtag that has had fans of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series guessing for the past few weeks...

#WhoIsJace?


 ABC Family announced that Dominic Sherwood will be Jace Wayland in the Shadowhunters TV series that is coming soon. Dominic also shared his excitement about the news.


Here at the Institute, we can barely contain our excitement!!! Comment below with your thoughts on this casting news.




Monday, April 13, 2015

McG named first director, exec producer for 'Shadowhunters'



Oh My McG! Deadline has announced that McG is set to direct the opening episode of Shadowhunters on ABC Family and will be an executive producer on the series along with writer-showrunner Ed Dector.

 Shadowhunters, from the film’s producer Constantin Film, is slated to go into production in May in Toronto. The project expands McG’s relationship with ABCF, where he recently directed the single-camera comedy pilot Kevin From Work, which has been picked up to series with him executive producing. McG is repped by WME.

I don't know about you, but this news makes me super excited. McG has been a household name for me since his days working on The O.C. and Supernatural. 

Who else is excited about this? Share you thoughts in the comments or tweet us at @TMI_Institute.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Exclusive: Our Behind The Scenes look at Morganville: The Series

Happy Halloween!


There's nothing I love more than to share some exclusive goodies, especially when it comes from somewhere as exciting as Morganville! Make sure to scroll down for exclusive Behind the Scenes photos from the set!


So, if you haven't heard until now, New York Times best selling author Rachel Caine is adapting her Morganville Vampires books - 15 in all - for a hilarious fright fest of a web series. The first season is freely adapted by Rachel from the first novel Glass Houses

Nothing is strange about the direction or production of Morganville: The Series. A show with a little more bit than most because well... the Morganville Vampires own their town and everyone in it and there's not really anyone stopping them. And for the fictional characters they are not backing down or backing off the new girl in town. Everyone's suspect to Claire Danvers.

Which makes it all the more sweet to see the behind-the-scenes movies and photos, because the reality of this web series is a long haul many books have made transitioning to another format. A realness steeped in long nights, insane shooting schedules (only 10 days!) and a fun-loving cast who were and are dedicated to making Morganville: The Series a wonderful treat for fans this Halloween season!

If you loved Rachel Caine's Morganville Vamps in their book form, she is really hoping you love how Morganville: The Series captures the spirit and heart of her vampires in a whole new way. She cannot be more pleased with the results and wants especially the Kickstarter fans to know it wouldn't have been possible without their generosity and faith in the project. And could not be more thrilled that Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry believed in the project enough to match the giving and hosting Morganville: The Series on their awesome YouTube channel.

As a newbie to the series, I have loved what I've seen of the characters so far and will be starting a live tweet #MVliveread -along for the Morganville book series on Saturday, November 1 on our @TMI_Institute Twitter account. Make sure to join us! 

But just in case you can't read just yet, here's what you need to know about the show:

A brave teen (Claire Danvers) moves to the very isolated West Texas town of Morganville to (a) attend the local university, only to run afoul of the local mean (very mean) girls and (b) move to the safety of off-campus housing with three strangers. But the plot thickens when she discovers that her new housemates aren't crazy: Morganville really is run by vampires. They own it, and every one in it. Any now ... they own her.

Get to know the cast of Morganville: The Series 

Ben Easter (Michael), Shane (Jordan Farris), Claire (Lindsay Seidel), Rachel Caine, Oliver (Robert Picardo),and Amelie (Amber Benson) all pose for fans at MCM London Comic Con. (Photo credit: Tez Greenwood)

The show stars fan favorites Robert Picardo as Oliver (Star Trek: Voyager) and Amber Benson ( Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as Amelie, as well as Lindsay Seidel (Claire), Jordan Taylor Farris (Shane), Haileigh Todd (Eve), Ben Easter (Michael), Nikki Donley (Hanna), Afomia Hailemeskel (Monica), Jessie Mechler (Gina), Taylor Murphy (Jennifer), Gregory Connors (Brandon) and Chase Ryan Jeffery (Myrnin). It is directed by Blake Calhoun, known for his award-winning and groundbreaking digital series Pink and Continuum. The show was filmed on location in Texas on a Blackmagic camera.

Even though web series are seen as non-traditional formats, the casting process and scouting for film locations remained normal. Auditions were held in Dallas, LA, Austin, New Orleans and some digital (to give fans of the books a chance at the spotlight, too). Rachel wrote all the characters monologues for the auditions. The entire show ended up being filmed on location in Dallas in four separate venues, including a coffee shop, a turn-of-last-century Victorian home, a hospital, and a university. Nearly every episode ends with Rachel's infamous cliffhanger endings!

Exclusive Behind the Scenes from Episode 1 "Glass House"

Photographer: Julio César Cedillo
Ben Easter, who plays the mysterious and swoonworthy Michael, takes a turn in the chair under the careful eye of talented makeup artists for something special in the first episode of the series. 
Lindsay Seidel, who plays Claire Danvers, gets camera ready before a scene.
It's busy on set as Amber Benson, who plays Amelie, gets ready to sport some killer heels.

Get to know the author

Rachel Caine is a fictional character herself ... a pen name of writer Roxanne Conrad. Since 2003, Rachel has written in the adult Urban Fantasy genre (the Weather Warden, Outcast Season, Revivalist and Red Letter Days series) as well as in Young Adult fiction (the Morganville Vampire series and award-winning novel Prince of Shadows). She is the author of more than forty novels and many short stories, and is regularly featured in anthology collections, most recently the Charlaine Harris edited Dead But Not Forgotten.

Switching from book to film writing was easier than Rachel expected. The very first thing she did ended up setting the stage for the adaptation process and made it easier for her to focus on the story she wished to tell. Rachel says, "The first thing I tried to do, since I wrote the book in 2006, was to write down everything I remembered from it without re-reading it. That was fascinating, because what I wrote down was really the core story, and that turned out to be what needed to be told in the show. So while I did go back to the book, I did it for the purposes of review, not inspiration."

Fans might be wondering how a 10-day shoot in April 2014 could possibly yield a story they recognize. Rachel is confident the series delivers and explains, 'For practical purposes, you can only have so many characters in a show with this running time, so some characters from the novel, while really interesting, ended up not being central to the plot (like Miranda). However, I did think it was important to introduce Myrnin,who is a fan favorite character, into the mix early, so he makes a short appearance this season."

Watch the series






 To find out more, check out these sites for the scoop on Rachel Caine, The Morganville Vampire Books and Morganville: The Series.


Thursday, October 23, 2014

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones gets one-hour show



Rejoice, Shadowhunters! Sounds like The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will have an hour long show! Whether you want to fangirl dance in your seats at school, at work or wherever you may be, we have cause to celebrate. Deadline shared the big news.

Based on Cassandra Clare’s bestselling YA book series, the series will reboot the chronicle of the Shadowhunters led by Clary Fray and Jace Wayland in one-hour episodes beginning with the first book, City Of Bones, and expanding into later books as the series progresses.

Ed Dector will man the helm as writer/exec producer for the series. His credits include Unforgettable, The Client List, and In Plain Sight.

“Ed Decter brings a tremendous track record to the table,” said Robert Kulzer, co-president of Constantin Film in LA and one of the original film’s producers. “As a showrunner we wanted someone who shares our passion and love for these characters and stories, and Ed has a remarkable ability to form narratives.”
What do you think of the news that we'll get a one hour show? Share your thoughts below or with us on Twitter at @TMI_Institute.  

Monday, June 9, 2014

Drop Dead interviews Jamie Campbell Bower

Drop Dead, the UK based clothing company owned by British rocker Oliver Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon), did an interview with Mortal Instruments star and musician Jamie Campbell Bower.

As a big fan of both Jamie and Bring Me The Horizon, it's awesome that the two collabed for this interview. It's also fun to note that you can see Jamie wearing Drop Dead apparel at almost all of his Darling Buds gigs.

Take a look!

INTERVIEW - JAMIE CAMPBELL-BOWER


Describe yourself in 5 words…Some Kind Of Dancing Unicorn.
Highlight of the last year?Recording my bands (The Darling Buds) debut EP in Copenhagen.
What can we expect from you in the next year?Our first single comes out in the Summer. We're playing shows around the UK and the US. A new movie and possibly a video of me drinking milk.
Current inspiration?Dragons.
What’s your favourite city?London.
When you’re creating what’s your daily routine?If I'm doing a movie its normally, wake up at the crack of ass, throw on what clothes I have on the floor, get picked up then get made to look pretty and do some pretending. If I'm writing or recording its pretty much the same just without getting made to look pretty.
Top albums on rotation at the minute?Of Mice and Men - Restoring Force
A Day To Remember - Common Courtesy
and anything by The Xcerts
Burrito or burger?Burger hands down. Nothing better than some juicy bun action.
Top 3 films?The Great Escape
The Princess Diaries
How To Train Your Dragon
Pick one celebrity to Drop Dead…Anyone who refers to themselves as a celebrity.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Fan predictions for CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE




Well, lets hope not!!! It's time to talk fan predictions for City of Heavenly Fire!!!

First, lets share the #TMI videos from Walker Books UK and the British Nephilim with Cassie Clare...







I had several responses on predictions and I wanted to share some of my fave ones.... so here we go!

Nichelle says:
I hope this :
Sebastian turns good and hands over the mortal cup and like everyone will make out and get marries and malec will have a son named jace or will and everyone would be happy the end.How it probably will end: BOOM POW BLOOD DEATH BYE MALEC BYE SIZZY BYE CLACE NO HAPPIENESS DEAMONS EVERYWERE DEATH BLOOD SADNESS
And that is my description of CoHF


Dorothy says:
I don't blog myself but I love yours! Ok so my character predictions are:Alec and/or Simon will die.Jocelyn and Luke will get married but one or both might die.Clary will stop Sebastian.I don't know what will happen to Clary and Jace I really hope they end up with a happily ever after. I'm so excited/nervous/scared for the book I can't wait!!!!
Thanks for being awesome and in love with TMI too!D.S.

Ashia says:

Okay so, I've been thinking for a while about the deaths in cohf, and I'm practically convinced that Luke will die, along with a few other council members, and maybe Maia, because there's loads of theories of her betraying everyone to Sebastian so... *shrug* . What I'm scared of at the minute is the chance that malec could get split up, I think I would die if that happened, or if sizzy got split up! My days I couldn't handle it. If simon doesn't make it.. I will go to war.
That is all.
Ashia Xx 

Here's some predictions from Twitter fans!




















What 6 characters do you think will die in CoHF?











The conclusion based on these answers and more I've received make me think that Robert and Sebastian are the two characters that fans most likely believe will die followed by Maia, Simon, Luke and Jocelyn.

I'll share my last minute predictions on Monday!!! Until then, keep calm and love Shadowhunters!
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