You may have been asking yourself, “What on Earth happened to The Mortal Instruments Movie?” I myself had begun to believe that the film would be a no-go. Well, rest assured, I have some answers. Apparantly, the first screen play left out too much information from the book. The screenwriter even had the nerve to leave out Magnus Bane! What is a TMI book without Bane?  I for one NEED him! The producers seemed to agree and hired Marlene King to re-write the entire screen play. It has been rumored that Bane is now included and that the script is more accurate to the book. Cassandra Clare recently had an interview with TheFabLife and indicated that we should expect a Spring/Summer 2013 release date. You can read the interview here. Rumors have also speculated that casting should be finished in March, 2012, and Marlene King, herself, mentioned that fliming should begin in August, 2012.

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So the cover of City of Lost Souls, the next in Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series, has been revealed today and it’s completely gorgeous.

For a closer look and a chance to read or reread the prologue, head on over to USA Today’s article on City of Lost Souls. I, for one, am in love with this cover. Exactly how I pictured Jace and Clary.

City of Lost Souls is set to hit stores May 8, 2012.

Dying for more Cassandra Clare? While we have to wait until December for Clockwork Prince and the cover of City of Lost Souls, maybe the newly unveiled official placeholder will satiate your Shadowhunter cravings:

You can follow Cassandra Clare’s tumblr to keep updated. After all, you don’t want to miss out on the teasers from the Clockwork Prince book trailer, do you? Here’s a still of Will and Tessa:

And if you missed it, don’t forget to check out the teaser trailer for Clockwork Prince!