After several years of false starts on various projects, it looks like John Carpenter will finally get back behind the camera next month to shoot his new flick THE WARD. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Danielle Panabaker (FRIDAY THE 13TH) will star opposite Amber Heard & Mamie Gummer in the "psychological horror thriller".


According to their article, "The story follows a girl (Heard) who is admitted to a psychiatric ward, meets other girls there with distinct personalities and discovers a mysterious girl haunting the halls at night. Panabaker plays a patient in the institution, a snobbish girl who flirts with orderlies and faces electroshock therapy."

Michael and Shawn Rasmussen wrote the script, with revisions by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller (the duo behind Dario Argento's latest GIALLO with Adrian Brody)!

Also of note is that the film is being produced by Echo Lake Entertainment and A Bigger Boat, Peter Block's new production company which just produced Adam Green's latest movie FROZEN. We'll keep you posted on Carpenter's latest when we hear more!