Jamie Campbell Bower is going to be playing Jace.  I’ve known this fact for at least a year now and tried to write a post like this when the news was just released, but my work was deleted and so I just gave up.  It’s time to write it again.  This time I am going to try to be as nice as I can with my disappointment. 

Jamie Campbell Bower is adorable, but NOT Jace material.  Bower has a skinny, lanky figure.  I’ve seen enough of him in the TV series on Starz, Camelot, to say that he is not very buff and looks kind of awkward.  He was a genius pick for King Arthur, because everyone called Arthur out on being just a young man, who does not look like king material.  Bower has the sort of appearance that makes people believe he can’t do it: the Kind Arthur look.  I know I don’t believe he can pull Jace Wayland off.  Bower is very cute with his mousy face and stringy hair.  He is sort of golden, but could never pull off being an angel like Clare described Jace to be.  And as much as I have seen Bower in fight scenes, I don’t know how he will look with Shadowhunter gear on, fighting away demons. 

Maybe the director will want him to gain some more muscle.  Maybe they’ll shampoo and conditioner his hair.  Maybe they’ll give him awesome fighting clothes.  Maybe, after changing Lily Collins’ hair color to red, his mousy face and cuteness factor will fit right in.  Maybe, but who knows if they will even make those changes with Jamie Campbell Bower.  Where he stands now: he is not my Jace, nor will he ever be if he doesn’t do something.