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

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#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.

John Carpenter's The Ward Amber

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.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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