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Cassandra Clare and the Panned Picture
When we last left out heroine she was leafing some thorny mahogany pickle to her partner-in-crime to go to her big movie premiere.

Well the first of the Mortal Instrument movies is out, ladies and gents!

While not doing terribly bad (Sony had nothing to lose apparently), it didn't exactly shine either taking in only $9 million through the weekend and $14 million at the moment.

So Cassie Claire, er, Clare, has had to do a wee bit of backpedaling.
Covered here but the important tweets are at the bottom.

You see, she didn't really have any control over the film and so if it bombs, it's the movie producer's fault. Nope, zero input on the whole dealio.

Will there be a sequel, given the budget versus the income? Will it matter? Who knows. Expect to see the Mortal Instruments t-shirts next month at your local Hot Topic and see Cassie Clare in her next adventure, Dancing With Wool!

(It could be wood again. Or Woof? Woozie? Dancing With Who?)

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franzen
2013-08-29 09:05 am UTC (link)

I only follow films peripherally, since I'm not able to watch them, but I recall a lot of positive press about PR, not to mention bonus articles on the career trajectory of the director, so I'm not sure it's a classic flop.

My rudimentary understanding was that it was a good film, although not a conventional blockbuster (and domestic gross suggests the same?). Maybe it'll get a nod in the technical categories come Oscar season?

Wasn't the release date around the time of the Zimmerman trial? For some reason, I seem to recall thinking "oh, that sounds like an awesome film" but being distracted by the news. Or my memory is shit, which is probably more likely.

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	iczer6 2013-08-29 09:25 am UTC (link)
	I'm not sure. It came mid-July I believe if that helps. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	spawn_of_kong 2013-08-29 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	Given that the director is Guillermo Pan's Labyrinth del Toro, I'd say the future of his career is still bright. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

franzen
2013-08-30 02:02 am UTC (link)

Thank you. I knew it was an auteurist director but couldn't remember Guillermo's name.

Given the positive reviews and the director, my guess is that PR was never expected to be a huge summer blockbuster and that the studio would consider it a financial success. Which is very different from the position CC is in, where the film didn't have to be "good," just bring in plenty of cash and become a franchise. Oops.

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	solelyfictional 2013-08-31 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	True, but there was a strong feeling that Pacific Rim had to do well for him to get funding to do Mountains of Madness. Who else could do Lovecraft's monsters justice? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evanwaters 2013-08-30 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	The verdict came out on opening night. Like, literally, the movie ended, and some guy next to me checked his phone and tell me the guy got off. Put a damper on the evening. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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