Whiteout is a 2009 feature film, based on the 1998 comic book of the same name by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. The film was produced under the banner of Dark Castle Entertainment by Joel Silver and Susan Downey, is directed by Dominic Sena, and stars Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the lead roles. Whiteout is slated to be released on September 11, 2009 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The trailer of the film was released online on July 22, 2009, then in theaters on July 24, 2009 with Orphan.
A U.S. deputy marshal (Kate Beckinsale), the only one assigned to Antarctica, must investigate a murder on the frozen continent within three days before the antarctic winter begins. She crosses paths with a UN operative (Gabriel Macht), also investigating the murder.
