The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes has been pushed back in light of unimpressive box office numbers for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.  City of Bones was budgeted at $60 million but only brought in $37 million at the global box office. With these staggering numbers at hand, production company Constantin Film will look to see why the movie was a flop before heading further into production with the sequel.

“Constantin Film has a long tradition of adapting books to the big screen. Pushing back the start of production of City of Ashes was a decision we did not take lightly,” said producer Martin Moszkowicz yesterday in a statement. “But after speaking with all of our partners on the creative and distribution side, it was clear that it will be beneficial to have more time to reposition the film in the current marketplace. The Mortal Instruments series has an incredibly loyal and ardent fan base and is a best-selling book series. While taking Cassandra Clare’s vision to the screen we want to make sure to draw on the full potential of the franchise.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter