The Eldest Curses: Red Scrolls of Magic

The Eldest Curses: Red Scrolls of Magic  is a Urban Fantasy film released in 2020 based on the 2019 novel by Cassandra Clare. It was the tenth installment of the The Shadowhunters Chronicles film series. It was released on November 24, 2020. It received mainly positive reviews from critics that praised its Cinematography, Screenplay, Chemistry and Pacing. It was released during the pandemic and was the lowest grossing film of the series but was a financial success due to home media and streaming.

Plot
Following the Mortal War, Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are on a vacation to Paris. Magnus reveals to his lover, Alec that he had been to Paris many times over his Immortal life. Magnus and Alec discover a friend of Magnus named Johnny Rook who questions him about the Crimson Hand a cult that Magnus Bane remembers. Johnny explains that Crimson Hand is responsible for disappearances of several Downworlders. Tessa Gray Interrupts them and drops in on them in their hotel room and says the the world believes Magnus Bane is the Crimson Hand's leader and founder. Magnus and Alec decide to seek out the Crimson Hand to clear Magnus's name.

Cast

 * Godfrey Gao as Magnus Bane
 * Kevin Zegers as Alec Lightwood
 * Emilia Jones as Tessa Gray
 * Élodie Yung as Shinyun Jung
 * Britt Robertson as Helen Blackthorn
 * Paris Berelc as Aline Penhallow
 * Hal Sparks as Bernard
 * Luke Bracey as Ragnor Fell
 * Adrian Pasdar as Asmodeus
 * Bradley Cooper as Johnny Rook

Critical Reception
The Infernal Devices: The Clockwork Prince received Positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 70% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bold and thoughtfully made, The Eldest Curses: Red Scrolls of Magic is more than just another installment of Shadowhunters." Metacritic gives the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 80 critics, indicating "generally favorable views". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore were more receptive to the film, giving it a CinemaScore grade of "A".

Sequels
A sequel entitled The Eldest Curses: The Lost Book of the White was released on April 5, 2022. A third film entitled The Eldest Curses: The Black Volume of the Dead  is in production and will be produced after the novel is published intended to be released during a gap between future installments of the franchise. The film will be connected to a trilogy called The Wicked Powers.