Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Today brings two conflicting reports about plans to adapt thriller writer Greg Rucka’s much-praised graphic novel Whiteout (1998) for the silver screen.

The story I prefer is that the lovely British actress Kate Beckinsale (known for her roles in Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, and Underworld, and rumored to be in the running for a star turn as Wonder Woman) is set to play U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, who in Whiteout investigates a murder at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Cinematical reports that this film “is pegged to begin shooting in mid-March,” with Dominic Sena (Swordfish, Gone in Sixty Seconds) directing.

However, the Crimespree Cinema blog insists that “Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, Superman Returns) is in negotiations” to portray Stetko, instead, though it at least concurs with the choice of Sena as the movie’s director.

Maybe both rumors bear some credibility, and a decision simply hasn’t been made yet. This is Hollywood we’re talking about, after all. But whether it’s Beckinsale or Bosworth who gets the Stetko assignment, Rucka (who first came to my attention with his Atticus Kodiak series (Shooting at Midnight, Critical Space) would seem to be well served in the leading lady department.

1 comment:

MysterLynch said...

I am checking back with the person that mentioned Bosworth to me.

Her name was mentioned to me a few weeks back, before any of the other info came out.

Production Weekly is also reporting Beckinsdale. They are usually on the money, so we will see.

Thanks for the mention.