Feb 8, 2007 - Warner Bros Pictures announced Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Click) and director Dominic Sena (Swordfish) have committed to Whiteout, an action thriller based on Greg Rucka's comic book series.

Warner Bros Pictures and Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment greenlit the movie which is scheduled to be shot in Montreal, Canada, beginning in early March. Rucka's work was adapted for the big screen by Jon and Erich Hoeber.

Beckinsale will next be seen in Vacancy, a horror/thriller directed by Nimrod Antal and co-starring Luke Wilson.

Whiteout - Official Synopsis
Kate Beckinsale stars as Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, whose investigation of the continent’s first murder draws her into a shocking mystery. Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.

Source: Warner Bros Pictures