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Here’s a first look at “Master of Horror” John Carpenter’s THE WARD that debuted over on THR earlier today. Starring Amber Heard as an institutionalized woman tormented by a sinister spirit, THE WARD was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010.
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THE WARD also features Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Jared Harris. For more on Carpenter’s film, like it on Facebook and visit the website here.
Hat-tip goes to CinemaBlend for this first look at “Master of Horror” John Carpenter’s THE WARD. The 3 photos originally appeared on the Toronto International Film Festival’s website. Additional ones also appeared on the film’s Facebook page.
TIFF’s Description:
When an old farmhouse is set ablaze by Kristen (Amber Heard), a distraught young woman, she is taken by police to the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. She awakens in a special ward with four similarly unbalanced and wayward girls: Sarah, a flirty and sass-talking know it all; Iris, a sensitive and talented artist who tries to make her feel welcome; Emily, a reckless but playful outcast; and Zoey, who hides behind a childlike persona and her beloved stuffed bunny.
Kirsten’s therapist, Dr. Stringer (Jared Harris), tries to uncover the root cause of her breakdown, but despite his calm and understanding manner, she resists any attempts at help and rehabilitation.
Unfortunately, the hospital is not the sanctuary it seems to be. Kristen begins to have strange run-ins with a shadowy phantom who roams the halls when the ward is locked down at night. Persistent and inquisitive, she goes digging for information about former patients and soon becomes convinced that no one ever leaves the ward alive.
The Ward marks a resurgence in director John Carpenter’s celebrated stylistic mojo, with his trademark prowling camera, jump scares, and the sort of atmospherics that typified The Fog and Prince of Darkness.
Set in the sixties, the film’s tone and style have much in common with the works of one of horror’s great, under-recognized masters, Val Lewton, while also nodding in the direction of Samuel Fuller’s cult classic Shock Corridor. Led by previous Midnight Madness starlet Amber Heard, the titular lead from All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Carpenter’s cast of locked-up bad girls brings the picture to life.
THE WARD is Carpenter’s return to form after a decade-long absence, further proof that he deserves the mainstream critical respect and recognition of an American auteur.
From a screenplay by Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen, THE WARD will be shown at TIFF on September 13 and 19. For more on Carpenter’s film, like it on Facebook and visit the website here.
Yeah, yeah, I know I cut off half of Ice Cube’s head, a blasphemy in any other context, but this story is about the guy on the right, the white guy. You see, 20-25 years ago, that guy was an icon in the world of horror. He still is for those willing to go back and seek out his movies. Now, after a nine-year hiatus, John Carpenter is returning to the big screen, and his new movie is called THE WARD.
Set for release sometime in 2010, the film stars Amber Heard as a young girl in a mental institution who is being tormented by an evil spirit.
Today, courtesy of Premiere Picture, we have our first shots from this new movie. Without further ado, here ya’ go:
THE WARD is tentatively set for release sometime in 2010.
John Carpenter has signed on to direct ‘The Ward’ as his next project. This will mark Carpenter’s first feature film since 2001 when he helmed ‘Ghosts of Mars’. The project is being produced by indie company Echo Lake. Amber Heard (Pineapple Express) is apparently attached to star in the ghost story as a woman haunted inside a mental institution. I’m sure there’s more to the plot to this if Carpenter is interested, but we’ll just have to wait for further details.
[source: Variety]
