Fangoria spoke to John Carpenter, director of The Ward:

Earlier this week, legendary director John Carpenter was kind enough to take some time out of a hectic postproduction schedule for THE WARD and give us the latest on the film, his much-anticipated return to theatrical horror, THE WARD. “It’s getting to the point where I’m working on the effects and music, and entering the final editing stage,” he tells Fango.

Carpenter’s official website has previously stated that fans could expect to see the movie this July, and Carpenter says, “As far as I’m concerned, it will be on schedule. But I don’t know what the release plans are.”

“This script [by Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen] came along, and it had some nice features I wanted to try,” the director recalls. “It was limited to a small scope, so I didn’t have to kill myself physically making the film. It was a chance to have some fun, and I really enjoyed the hell out of making it.” He adds that the film features “essentially an all-girl cast”—also including THE CRAZIES’ Danielle Panabaker, KICK-ASS’ Lyndsy Fonseca, Mika Boorem and Mamie Gummer—which will make an interesting counterpoint in his filmography, considering the noted all-male ensemble in his masterpiece THE THING.

One piece of news that may sadden aficionados of Carpenter’s distinctive scores is that neither he nor his son Cody (who provided the music for his father’s MASTERS episodes) will be involved with THE WARD’s soundtrack. Instead, these duties will fall to Mark Kilian, a young composer described by Carpenter as “very, very talented.” For more on THE WARD and Carpenter’s other current and future projects, keep you eye on the pages of Fango this summer.

More info about The Ward and Danielle’s character, Sarah, can be found here.