To say the least, I was rather disappointed to find that Lily Collins – daughter of Phil Collins – would be playing Clary Fray of the Mortal Instruments. As silly as the cover these Bücher seemed to me, I happened to have enjoyed them. As the chief narrator of the stories, Clary is – arguably – the most important part of the casting director’s job. I believe that this was a bad, not to mention hasty decision on their part.
Similarly, I do not believe the right call was made in casting Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland, but this is not the point. Although much of me wants to say that...