Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems has released a new trailer for their upcoming The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, based on the popular fantasy book series by Cassandra Clare. They’ve also unveiled a new poster and you can check out both below, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers.
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is set to hit theaters August 21.