Danielle Panabaker is ready to check into John Carpenter's "The Ward" for Echo Lake Entertainment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Amber Heard ("Remember the Daze") is on-board as a patient on a psychiatric ward who is terrorized by a mysterious appearance. Panabaker plays a snobbish patient who faces electroshock therapy.

Also starring in the psychological thriller is Mamie Gummer, whose credits include "Taking Woodstock," "Stop-Loss" and "The Hoax."

Carpenter hasn't directed anything major since 2001's "Ghosts of Mars." He's currently gearing up to helm "Riot" with Nicholas Cage in the lead role.

As for Panabaker, she was last seen in the "Friday the 13th" remake. Other credits include "Shark," "Mr. Brooks" and the upcoming "The Crazies" remake.

Karl Urban and Adriana Barraza have signed on to star in Marcos Efron's upcoming remake "And Soon the Darkness."

The Hollywood Reporter says the two are joining the already cast Amber Heard ("Remember the Daze") and Odette Yustman ("The Unborn").

The plot centers on two American girls who are enjoying a lovely a bike trip in Argentina when one of them disappears and the other one must find her before darkness falls.

Robert Fuest directed the original "And Soon the Darkness" in 1970. Pamela Franklin and Michele Dotrice starred.

Urban's credits include "Pathfinder," "Doom" and "The Bourne Supremacy." He will soon be seen in "Star Trek." As for Barraza, she was seen in "Babel." She will soon star in "Drag Me to Hell."

The story here sounds like something we've seen many times before, but with Heard and Yustman in the lead roles, there's plenty to look at for sure.

Aaron Eckhart is in talks and Richard Jenkins has signed on to star in Bruce Robinson's "The Rum Diary," based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson.

Johnny Depp is on board in the lead role. Amber Heard joined the project just last week.

Depp is set to play Paul Kemp, a divorced and alcoholic novelist who works for a daily newspaper that’s on its last legs, drinks gallons of rum, and enjoys experimenting with LSD.

Kemp is also involved in a love triangle with Heard and Eckhart, who would play a rich landowner named Sanderson. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jenkins stars as the head of the newspaper Kemp works for.

Eckhart was last seen in "The Dark Knight." He's got "Traveling" and "Battle: Los Angeles" coming up. Jenkins was recently nominated for an Oscar for his stellar performance in "The Visitor."

Folks, this one really boasts an excellent cast! It's one to watch out for.

By the way, Thompson also wrote the book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," which made it to the big screen with Depp in the role of Raoul Duke.

Amber Heard is in talks to star alongside Johnny Depp in Bruce Robinson's "The Rum Diary," based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, this is what Heard is up against:

"'Diary' will place Heard at the front and center of a love triangle in the tale of a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist named Paul Kemp (Depp) in 1950s Puerto Rico. Heard will play Chenault, the free-spirited girlfriend of a fellow journalist who cheats on him with Kemp, trying to convince him to run away with her."

Sounds interesting enough. The trade also says other actresses were looking at the role, although some were a bit concerned about the required nudity. Heard, however, doesn't seem to have a problem with that.

Besides her role in "Alpha Dog," Heard also starred in "Remember the Daze." Can't say I liked the movie a lot, but her looks made it watchable enough. She also played Seth Rogen's girlfriend in "Pineapple Express."

By the way, Thompson also wrote the book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," which made it to the big screen with Depp in the role of Raoul Duke.

David Duchovny, Demi Moore and Amber Heard will team up to star in Derrick Borte’s directorial debut “The Joneses,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The film focuses on a seemingly perfect family that moves into a suburban community and leaves an excellent first impression with the neighbors. Truth is however that they are a fake family sent to live among consumers in order to promote new luxury products.

Duchovny is set to play the dad, who’s battling a personal crisis because he finds it hard to live a lie. Moore plays the wife, who slowly develops real feelings for her fake husband. Heard is the daughter who’s on the lookout for a rich guy.

Sounds awesome to me at this stage. Duchovny has the perfect face to play this kind of guy, and I remember he and Gillian Anderson once did a totally convincing job playing a fake couple in one “The X-Files” episode. I’m not sure about Moore as the choice for his wife though.

Duchovny was last seen in Chris Carter’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” and Moore recently starred in “Flawless,” which I remember was partly shot in my hometown of Luxembourg. As for Heard, she recently appeared in “Pineapple Express.”