from the Hollywood Reporter

Danielle Panabaker checks in to 'Ward'
Amber Heard also stars in John Carpenter thriller
By Borys Kit

June 17, 2009, 11:00 PM ET

Danielle Panabaker (Getty)

Danielle Panabaker will star opposite Amber Heard in "The Ward," a psychological horror thriller that John Carpenter is directing for Echo Lake Entertainment and A Bigger Boat.

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.

Mamie Gummer ("Taking Woodstock") also has been cast as a patient.

Michael and Shawn Rasmussen wrote the script, with revisions by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller.
Doug Mankoff, Peter Block, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding are producing. Principal photography is scheduled to begin next month in Spokane, Wash.

Well, my my.... great catch, Sean!

I was just going to post this from BD and say "Sean you are caught!" in the end.

But you beat me to it.

Another topper of a catch, Sean. Keep going!

Thanks.

We did the job last summer and I wasn't sure if I could talk about it, but the Hollywood Reporter caled us out, so I guess it's cool.

JC should be able to make something really cool out of this.

Our job was to punch up the female lead (make her a Carpenter chick), clear up a few plot holes and to essentially tailor the script to Carpenter's skills and taste. We got to know his style and taste rather well working on L.A. GOTHIC with him (but it's hard to get to know the man) and when he saw the script needed work, he asked for us!:D

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product and I hope to be on set!

Wow! that's simply awesome! Congrats, Man!:cool:

one more thing... we wrote 3 different endings and have NO IDEA which one will be shot:D

Post them here and we'll vote which he should use! :p

Brilliant Idea!:D

otherwise tell them to shoot all the 3 and then choose the best one for final product and hold the other 2 for DVD release and add them as Alternative endings.:)

also...

it's a period flick set in the late 1950s

seems like its going to be very similar to the Scorsese film that's coming out soon Shutter Island. that would be unfortunate