Whiteout is a 2000 Japanese film about a one-man fight against a terrorist attack at a dam in Japan, starring Yuji Oda (織田裕二) and Nanako Matsushima (松嶋菜々子). It is a Die Hard-style movie made in Japan.
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. 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. Whiteout is slated to be released in October 2008.
Kate Beckinsale was producer Joel Silver (I)'s first choice for the role of Carrie Stetko.
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded JPY$5 billion from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists... Written by L.H. Wong
