TIFF 2010 Buyer’s Club: #18. John Carpenter’s The Ward

#18. John Carpenter’s The Ward

The Gist: Starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris and Lyndsy Fonseca, acclaimed director John Carpenter makes his long awaited return to the screen with a thriller about a young woman in a 1960s mental institution who becomes terrorized by malevolant unseen forces.

Director: John Carpenter
Sales Agent: FilmNation Entertainment
Selling Point: Legend filmmaker returns to the ring – old school formula of young girls trying to escape Psychiatric Hospital. Huge fan base already in place for horror maste, plus All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’s Amber Heard toplines.  
Suited For: Perhaps the top horror item at TIFF this year, any distributor who outfits their slate with this genre will keep their eyes on this prize.