Whiteout (2008 film)

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Whiteout
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Dominic Sena
Starring	Kate Beckinsale Gabriel Macht Columbus Short
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	October 2008
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Whiteout is a 2008 feature action thriller film adaptation of the 1999 comic book Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber and is based around U.S. marshal, Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale), the only one assigned to Antarctica, who must investigate a murder on the frozen continent within three days before the dark winter begins. Stetko crosses paths with a U.N. operative (Gabriel Macht), who is also investigating the murder.^[1] The film is directed by Dominic Sena and stars Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the lead roles. Kate Beckinsale was producer Joel Silver's first choice for the main role.^[2] Whiteout is slated to be released in October 2008.^[3]

Cast

• Kate Beckinsale as Carrie Stetko, a U.S. marshal.^{[4] [2]}
• Gabriel Macht as a U.N. operative.^[1]
• Alex O'Loughlin as a brazen pilot who gets in trouble with the marshal.^[5]
• Columbus Short as a novice pilot who helps the marshal in the investigation.^[5]

Production

In November 1999, Columbia Pictures acquired feature film rights to the comic book Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber.^[6] An adapted screenplay for the film was written by Jon and Erich Hoeber.^[7] The script was written to have a male character star opposite the female lead, since the studio was hesitant on how large of a film audience that the original setup of two female leads would draw.^[6] By November 2002, the studio placed the project on around after a lack of production, and the rights were acquired by Universal Studios. The studio cast Reese Witherspoon to star in Whiteout, which would be based on the screenplay written by the Hoebers.^[7] By May 2004, a second draft of the script had been written, and a director was still being sought.^[8] Ultimately, rights over the film changed ownership, detaching Witherspoon from the project.^[9] In October 2006, Whiteout entered development at Dark Castle Entertainment with production slated to begin in the coming winter for a release date in the first quarter of 2008.^[10] Dominic Sena, a fan of the graphic novel since its '99 debut, had sought to acquire the rights to direct a film adaptation, and when rights were acquired by Dark Castle, Sena petitioned to producer Joel Silver, president of the company, for the opportunity to direct Whiteout.^[11] In February 2007, with Warner Bros. signed on to distribute Whiteout, Sena was hired to direct the film, based on the adapted screenplay by the Hoebers. In the same month, Kate Beckinsale was cast in the lead role.^[4] Production began on March 5, 2007 in Manitoba, with latter footage being shot in Montreal.^[12] A set was also constructed on the shore of Lake Winnipeg.^[13] The film was primarily set in a bright world of ice and sunlight, an unconventional approach to the murder mystery genre. Both real and fake snow were used in production. The author of the graphic novel, Greg Rucka, applauded the film adaptation of his source material. Filming concluded a few weeks before Comic-Con in July 2007.^[2]

References

External links

• Audio interviews
• Whiteout at the Internet Movie Database