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Upset that Alex Pettyfer isn't going to play Jace? Why you shouldn't be.

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Samantha The Escapist Avani I have no comment because I've beaten this topic into the ground on these boards already. I think Pettyfer is a bad actor so meh.


But I wanted to say this is a very well constructed and presented topic, written quite thoroughly.

Might sound weird but I really wanted to pass along my compliment.


pink angel i don't like either. i know casting cant be perfect and the reason we all want a different jace is because we all imagined a different jace while reading, and everyone cant be pleased. so im ok with it i guess. however i will say this is almost as depressing as when i found out who would play finnik odare (i think thats spelled right) in the hunger games.
i guess i just dont agree with the masses.
:(


Sophie I really think that Alex should have been Jace. No offence to Jamie, but he just doesn't.... LOOK right. Alex is a lot closer to what I thought Jace looks like.


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I think Jace would have best been portrayed by either Morgan Freeman or Miley Cyrus.


Ariane Ruby What?!!!


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Ariane wrote: "What?!!!"

Both look almost just like I imagined him.


Nurlely @Ariane and other readers

Just ignore Catherine the Troll. She is a total joke. She has too much energy in real life (maybe excessive dark energy) so she has to channel it on internet. She works better when she can make us angry. I am not sure why she picked Goodreads and not fanfic pages. Maybe they also kicked her out of boredom...


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@Ariane and other readers

Just ignore Nurlely the Troll. She is a total joke. She has too much energy in real life (maybe excessive dark energy) so she has to channel it on internet. She works better when she can make us angry. I am not sure why she picked Goodreads and not fanfic pages. Maybe they also kicked her out of boredom...


Nurlely The fool who loves copy-paste, an anonymous fool who is coward enough to even use an actual name. Ahh... life is indeed colourful... :)


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Nurlely wrote: "The fool who loves copy-paste, an anonymous fool who is coward enough to even use an actual name. Ahh... life is indeed colourful... :)"

My name really is "Catherine"

Is "Nurlely" YOUR real name?
HA! I thought not...


message 61: by Nurlely (last edited Dec 19, 2012 07:50PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Nurlely Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz wrote: "My name really is "Catherine"

Catherine is way better than --> Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz

What is it that you need from this forum anyway? You seemed to be rude and annoying in several posts already. Aren't you embarrassed of doing so?

You claimed to be a sophomore before, so you must be familiar enough with bullying term. Are you so proud of practising bullying?


Ariane Ruby Waaaahhh!!! Stop the fighting! Cool cool…We are all friends here. There there. Uhm…Well…Jace is terrific. (nervously sweating already)

Smile smile smile sunshines!!! : D


Nurlely Ariane wrote: "Waaaahhh!!! Stop the fighting! Cool cool…We are all friends here. There there. Uhm…Well…Jace is terrific. (nervously sweating already)

Smile smile smile sunshines!!! : D"


Hahahaha...... you must be worried that us, Jace's fans will smack you out... ;)

Smile... smile... smile, eventhough it is raining here.. :)


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Nurlely wrote: "Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz wrote: "My name really is "Catherine"

Catherine is way better than --> Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz

What is it that you need from this ..."


Trolling is LIFE. *_*
Also, if I was this annoying in real life, I'd have no friends, so therefore I must let my evil shine over mah keyboard, yo.


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Ariane wrote: "Waaaahhh!!! Stop the fighting! Cool cool…We are all friends here. There there. Uhm…Well…Jace is terrific. (nervously sweating already)

Smile smile smile sunshines!!! : D"


Lets all hold hands and skip in a circle to the tune of Nyan Cat 100 Hours.


Gabby I've had enough of you.


Ariane Ruby me too.


Allison Chan Nurlely wrote: "Ariane wrote: "Waaaahhh!!! Stop the fighting! Cool cool…We are all friends here. There there. Uhm…Well…Jace is terrific. (nervously sweating already)

Smile smile smile sunshines!!! : D"

Hahahaha..."


here, it's freezing rather than being all sunshiny.


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WHY ARE ALL OF YOU SO MEAN TO ME?
NOW I'M GOING TO WRITE ALL OF YOU IN MY DEATH NOTE, PS WHAT'S YOUR FULL NAME?


Nurlely Allison wrote: "here, it's freezing rather than being all sunshiny. "

Put some layers on... :) It's back to a bright day now. I am in tropical country and we only have 2 seasons here.. :)


Allison Chan hahaha... i wish i could see a bright day again... jealousy...


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Erin Ariane wrote: "Waaaahhh!!! Stop the fighting! Cool cool…We are all friends here. There there. Uhm…Well…Jace is terrific. (nervously sweating already)

Smile smile smile sunshines!!! : D"


lol. <3 smile :)


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Erin Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz wrote: "WHY ARE ALL OF YOU SO MEAN TO ME?
NOW I'M GOING TO WRITE ALL OF YOU IN MY DEATH NOTE, PS WHAT'S YOUR FULL NAME?"


you scare me right now...


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Ariane Ruby Mademoiselle Catherine le Troll d'Internetz wrote: "WHY ARE ALL OF YOU SO MEAN TO ME?
NOW I'M GOING TO WRITE ALL OF YOU IN MY DEATH NOTE, PS WHAT'S YOUR FULL NAME?"


You're not even close to Yagami Light...and the Deathnote doesn't exist in the first place. Wake up!

To Everyone: Lets ignore her…we’re dealing with a kid with puberty issue.


Danielle Mei wrote: "Um... you realize that Jamie is two years older than Alex.
"Alex is too old to play Jace now."

Your argument is sosososososo flawed.

Whatever you say, I am definitely not going to see that mov..."


Oh thank god! I thought i was the only one still upset about this!!!


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Kel I'm trying to be open-minded about Jamie being cast as Jace, but I have some drawbacks...

1.) Jamie speaks with a British accent. I don't have anything against British people, but did anyone really picture Jace, from NEW YORK, having a BRITISH accent???

2.) Jamie sometimes has stubble in the trailers from what I've seen. Don't the books describe Jace as being "clean shaven"?? (correct me if I'm wrong)

3.) From the trailers, (and the rest of the movie might prove different but..) Jamie always seems so serious, I mean where's the funny, sarcastic, Jace "Wayland" that we've all come to know and love???

Maybe it's just me but Jamie just isn't my Jace. I'm one of those people who imagine their dream characters, and then no one compares to them. I'm sure that Jamie will do a fantastic job regardless in the movies, and I'll just have to wait to see it, then I'll reevaluate. And sorry if I seem negative or anything because I'm not trying to be. :)


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Eml Alex was never offered the role of Peeta, it was just a rumor he spread himself. Lionsgate offically made a comment saying it wasn't true. I'm happy Pettyfer didn't get casted because he's so cocky(best word I can think of for him that isn't a cuss word). He's really arrogant and full of himself. No one needs to deal with that on a set especially for something that will be going on for years.


Avani Just a note about the British accent thing-- Because a majority of the actors playing Shadowhunters are British, they decided to keep the accents, because they could plausibly have Idrisian accents. This was confirmed by Ms. Clare.


Alexis I never wanted Alex Pettyfer, I don't think he can act. I haven't seen one movie with him in it that hasn't been horrible and I could never understand why he was wanted for this part. I never saw Jamie playing Jace when I was reading it, but I never saw any actor playing Jace, now that Jamie has been cast I'm thrilled. I could watch Sweeney Todd every single day of my life and not get tired of it, Jamie is a great actor and he will do well in this part, or else they wouldn't have casted him and Cassandra wouldn't lie and tell us he's perfect.


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Eva Alexis wrote: "I never wanted Alex Pettyfer, I don't think he can act. I haven't seen one movie with him in it that hasn't been horrible and I could never understand why he was wanted for this part. I never saw ..."

THIS!


Avani Samantha The Escapist wrote: "Avani I have no comment because I've beaten this topic into the ground on these boards already. I think Pettyfer is a bad actor so meh.


But I wanted to say this is a very well constructed and pre..."


Thank you very much! Means a lot.


Yasmine Josiane wrote: "I have a pretty biased opinion; I have absolutely NO idea who this "Jamie" is, so if I had to choose who, I'd pick Alex Pettyfer to be Jace!

My view of Jace is as a cocky-yet-cynical (and also s..."


I 110% agree with you


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True.


April H I just think that jaime doesn't quite have those sexy good looks and cocky nature that is essentially Jace.
I mean he is nice looking, but he isn't Jace-Hot.


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Rachel  (APCB Reviews) Jamie does not look hot like Jace does. And Cassie I love you, but you are saying that Alex is too old to play the 17 year old teen? Jamie is 24! Alex is 23! So shouldn't Jamie be too old for the part too? And Jamie looks like he is 30, not 17. I don't think that Alex can act tho. So for Jace I'd say neither? Alex has the look, Jamie might be able to act. Only time will tell if they picked the right Jace.


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lara well lets get my opinion straight
my heart warmed to jamie and i think he deserves and suits the role of jace!!!!!!!!


~ Lara ~ At first I was very upset that Alex wasn't going to play the part, but then I saw the movie trailer and, call me crazy, but Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower actually look so great together. I can't wait to watch it.


SHINY In my mind I always pictured Alex Pettyfer as Jace but I don't know, maybe Jamie can play a good jace, I haven't really seen his acting much. But in terms of looks I think Alex is more like Jace.


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lara yeah bt just yeahh!!!!
i know lame answer but yeah!!!:):):):)


Christina I'm not at all upset that Alex won't ever be portraying Jace; his acting is less than stellar. I can't, however, say that I'm thrilled that Jamie has taken on the role.

I'm hoping that his acting will make up for what he lacks in my eyes.


Audry I'm still really upset that Alex Pettyfer won't be Jace, I mean Jace is suppose to be gorgeous with looks of an angel but Jamie does not have any of those qualities
IN MY OPINION, sorry if I insulted those who like him.
Alex Pettyfer will always be Jace in my mind. I really wished he was it hes so perffff.


Addee I don't care that Alex is not Jace but I personally find Jamie as Jace laughable. I can't keep a straight face when watching the preview, its embarrassing. What a shame, love the books.


Bianca The first person i saw as Jace was absolutely Alex Pettyfer.. But after i watched Magic Mike (i didn't know it was SPG, i thought it was just a comedy movie)i became thankful that he wasn't picked as Jace.. why? (watch magic mike) it's just that i feel that i've seen Pettyfer's whole body ( esp. his mango). And when Jamie was picked, i was grateful because i think he's a nice guy (which really was).And yes, Jamie is really adorable.


 ■©atherine■ Actually, I was really happy when I heard that Alex Pettyfer turned down the role for Jace. I'm not a very big fan of him.
It's true Jamie doesn't look like Jace. Jamie is hot but not in Jace's way of hot. And I didn't even heard of him before. But now after watching some of his interviews, I'm so much in love with him. He has this weird personality and I love it. Who knows he might be perfect Jace. Let's make our judgement after watching his acting.


Johnzel Babijes Avani wrote: "I've read many complaints about the casting of Jace, and many comments from people who can simply not live with the fact that Alex Pettyfer isn't going to portray the oh-so-desirable Jace.
vs.

..."


Seriously, I can't imagine Alex Pettyfer being Peeta in The Hunger Games. XD Anyway, maybe. Just maybe Cassie's right Jamie casting him as Jace. And oh, the movie comes in one day for pete's sake! I'm excited although I don't like the trailer, and I'm about to think that the movie would just ruin the whole series but yeah, give it a chance.


Jaclyn Turner I honestly think that Jamie did an amazing job as Jace seeing as I just saw the movie I think it is fantastical and hope that in City of Ashes they say all the lines from page 150. It was hilarious when Simon said "That you freed a possible criminal by trading away your brother to a warlock who looks like a gay Sonic the Hedgehog and dresses like the Child Catcher from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?"


Nurlely Jamie has everything but the angelic stunning look of Jace Wayland... :)


Maddie i don't care if alex isn't jace, i just don't want jamie to play jace, he may be "boyish" enough, but he doesn't have a hard enough face, his features tend to be too soft and though he may end up being a good jace i can't picture him as jace because i personally think he is too tall and wiry, i pictures jace to be built completely differently
but thats just me


message 99: by Nurlely (last edited Aug 21, 2013 08:06PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Nurlely I just saw CoB's trailer on the theater yesterday. The feeling is worse watching Jace on a very big screen. I got the impression that people who have not read about TMI were also not impressed with Jace. My friend asked me if I am mad enough to love that Jace like crazy. Jace according to the books should stun people just by looking at him. I don't think Jamie is handsome or sarcastic enough as Jace. The whole package looks wrong. I hope Jamie's acting skill can make me love movie's Jace more, for the look is hopeless.


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Brandy I just seen tmi and I loved it..while I expected someone a little more buff and all for jaces character I still think jamie did an awesome job. All the characters were perfect..including simon..I LOVE this series its the best I'm like so into simon tho...anyhoo great job guys can't wait for the next one!!!!


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