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Pre-Production Video Diary for John Carpenter’s ‘The Ward’
Over at John Carpenter’s official website you’ll find the first of possibly(?) many production diaries for his forthcoming The Ward, which features the talents of Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer, Jared Harris, Mika Boorem, Lyndsy Fonseca, Laura-Leigh, Sydney Sweeney, Dan Anderson, Susanna Burney and Sali Sayle. The first clip takes us into pre-production. 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.
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Duffer Brothers Directing Untitled Event Film for Paramount Theatrical Release in November 2028
We had learned last summer that “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer were setting up shop at Paramount, with the brothers leaving Netflix behind to make theatrical movies for the big screen. The Duffer Brothers had inked an exclusive four-year deal with the studio, and very early news about their first feature film project has dropped this afternoon.
Deadline reports today that an untitled “event film” from writer/directors Matt and Ross Duffer will be released in theaters by Paramount on November 3, 2028.
Literally nothing is known about the project at this time. Stay tuned for more.
We had learned last year that the four-year deal with Paramount would allow the brothers to develop film, TV, and streaming projects, with a particular focus on large theatrical movies.
The projects will be developed under their Upside Down Pictures banner.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining the Paramount family. David, Josh [Greenstein], and Dana [Goldberg] are passionate about bringing bold, original films to the big screen. To be part of that mission is not just exciting — it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream,” Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement last year. “To do so at a studio with such a storied Hollywood legacy is a privilege we don’t take lightly. We’re also excited to reunite with our friends Cindy and Matt, who were among the very first to believe in us and an unusual little script we wrote that became Stranger Things. They took a chance on us in 2015, and they’re taking a chance again — we can’t wait to create new stories together.”
Their statement continued, “Our time at Netflix has been incredible. Ted [Sarandos], Bela [Bajaria], and Peter [Friedlander] have given us the kind of creative freedom and support that artists dream of but so rarely receive. A decade in, they are family. We’re excited to continue collaborating — not only on Stranger Things 5, but also on shows we’re deeply proud to be producing, including Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and The Boroughs. And we look forward to building out the future of Stranger Things together — there are many more stories to tell beyond Hawkins, and we can’t wait to share them.”
“Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” and “The Boroughs” are now streaming on Netflix.