OMG OMG OMG OMG Alec Lightwood?
Rumor has it that he will most likely be playing Alec Lightwood in Mortal Instruments. OMG OMG, this is good. Kevin always gave me that gay vibe, he would be a perfect Alec-- he's not a bad actor.
shareYes, it's official :o)
After months of speculation and rumors, we finally have our Alec Lightwood.
Cassandra Clare confirmed a previous report by Just Jared that Kevin Zegers has been cast as Alec in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
Clare had to wait until the paperwork was complete and the casting official before she could make the announcement.
"So yes, thank goodness, finally, all the paperwork is signed and I can tell you that YES IN FACT, YES ACTUALLY Alec is going to be Kevin Zegers."
Clare revealed that Zegers was one of the first choices for Alec, but due to scheduling conflicts the studio opted to go with someone else.
THR reported that Constantin Film was in talks with Ed Westwick for the role of Alec, which Clare confirmed on Twitter: "Constantin had been in talks with Ed Westwick for the role, but those discussions broke down over a scheduling conflict due to Westwicks Gossip Girl commitments."
Then Westwick fell through due to Gossip Girl scheduling conflicts and Zegers schedule was free.
"So in fact the gossip sites got it right but at the time there was no signed paperwork and he wasnt actually cast yet so there wasnt anything I could say. Especially after we already had one Alec and lost him. So really Ive been ripping out my hair since then. I think there are just pieces left.Kevin was actually one of the first actors approached to play Alec but his schedule didnt work with the filming originally so they went with someone else; then the scheduling changed once again and it didnt work for Alec Mark Two, but did work for Kevin. Such are the vagaries of casting."
Clare has been a fan of Zegers for awhile.
"Ive always liked Kevin, since Transamerica, and I had him on my website for Sebastian for ages which is funny in retrospect because now Ive seen him play Alec so I think hes much too nice for Sebastian."
Clare said that Zegers audition made him stand apart from the other actors.
"One of the things I really liked about Kevin was that one of Alecs audition scenes was the scene where Alec shouts at Clary in City of Bones and tells her she endangered Jaces life. And a lot of the actors who auditioned played it yelling and really mean so you just thought, boy, Alec. What a jerk that guy is. Kevin played it with a quiet sort of intensity that grew through the scene so you could see through the cracks of the anger and think: wow, this guy is really scared and vulnerable. Because that is the Alec people love."
source: http://tmisource.com