(MTV) 'Mortal Instruments' Has Jamie 'Kicking Ass' (Lily Collins Interview)

 

'He brings this wit and charm that only Jamie can bring,' co-star Lily Collins tells MTV News, also marveling at his stunt prowess.

Mtv He's played a dark wizard and a villainous vamp, but actor Jamie Campbell Bower is tackling his most physically demanding role yet in the upcoming "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" as demon-destroying Shadowhunter Jace Wayland.

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"When he walked into the room for the audition — I remember telling you this actually, a while ago — that he walked on and that was it. That was Jace. He nailed it," Collins recalled. "He didn't have to try. He's that perfect mixture between being this, like, mysterious Jace and also very endearing and funny, and he brings this wit and charm that only Jamie can bring. You just burst out laughing because he's so deadpan when he delivers things."
Photo: Jamie Campbell Bower attends the CAA TIFF Party Sponsored By Vitaminwater at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2012 in Toronto,

Eonline Lily Collins may have told us that her mom was her date the other night at the Toronto Film Festival, but we know better.
At first we had thought maybe she and her ex, Chord Overstreet, were reuniting because we saw the Glee star slip into the Ryerson Theatre for the premiere of Collins' new drama, Writers. He was actually one of the first to arrive even before the red carpet was opened.
But when Collins arrived, we heard fans screaming, "Jamie!"
Collins' real-life boyfriend and costar in The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, which is currently filming in Toronto, tried to stay under the radar wearing a hat and sunglasses and hiding behind the step-and-repeat. The throngs of fans immediately recognized him.