Watch This City

Lily Collins recently opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about the upcoming trailer for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, along with the film itself. Highlights from the interview can be found below.

On watching the trailer for the first time: “The first time I watched it, I asked to watch it three other times just ‘cause it’s so much that happens, it’s like a whirlwind.”

On the her anticipation for the film’s release: “I couldn’t be prouder of the project. I’m so excited for people to see it. I really think Harald [Zwart], the director] did an amazing job of taking what could’ve been a CGI-heavy, action-packed film and really made it about heart and character and emotion. Special effects are just the icing on top.”

On whether or not she will reprise her role as Clary in the future: “As with any potential franchise, you just leave it up to kind of the fans and to see what happens. I signed on because I love Clary and I would want to play her for as long as I can. At the end of the day, you have to kind of step back and remove yourself and go, ‘OK, well we just have to see what happens’ and you go along with the flow. I think all of us would really love to play characters for as long as the fans will have it.”

You can check out Lily’s full interview here. The full trailer for City of Bones is scheduled to be released this Monday, April 1. The film will be released to theaters on August 23.