We were nervous as we waited in line, as always they had security come by and tell everyone no cameras, nothing in your hands, the actors are only signing the poster they have ect...

Then it was our turn, Kate looked stunning in an off the shoulder brown blouse, she smiled up at us, and we told her we were from Utah, that we drove the 8 hours to get out here, and that we are just such big fans.  Kate gave us each on of her dazzling smiles, she took each of our hands and asked us our names, then personalized a poster to each of us.  As we were being herded down the line I stopped and turned back and told her my boss Yodi was her biggest fan, he had an autographed picture I had gotten for him up on display for everyone to see, and she smiled and told me to tell him hello from Kate Beckinsale.  It was a great encounter and Kate definately lived up to the hype!

Comic-Con '07: Warner Bros. Preview
Source: Ryan Rotten
July 27, 2007


Whiteout with Joel Silver, director Dominic Sena and creator Greg Rucka... and Kate Beckinsale!

- Film is due sometime in '08.

- Rucka on the adaptation, "I'm stunned, they've taken the best we've created and have turned it into a movie. There are things we would've loved to have done on the comic book page, that we couldn't do." One scene stunned him on set, one he thought couldn't be done.

- It was a serious set when Kate Beckinsale was around who had a sardonic dry sense of humor that's too x-rated to be re-iterated to the Comic-Con attendees.

- Sena: Kate Beckinsale was Joel's choice from the get-go, Joel: Carrie had to have an action vibe and credibility. Kate's tough and really get its, she looks pretty good, his least favorite thing was she had to wear a parka the whole time.

- Sharpe is not in the film, replaced by a character named Price, you get a different dynamic with the male-female thing. Rucka thinks the effect is different

- Sena says it's an exciting experience, especially the world its set in. A unique murder-mystery set in an inhospitable environment lent something fresh. Every time you walk out your life is in your hands because of the elements.

- Rucka says the film is set in a bright world. Ice, sunlight all set an unconventional tone for the genre.

- Sena: Film was shot in a combo of real and fake snow up in Montreal.

- Sena had nothing but great things to say about the ensemble cast. Nothing had to be amputated from working in the cold.

- The cast and crew had to deal with a biting wind chill up in Canada and wore layers of thermals and parkas. There'd be at least one tow truck call a day because there'd be a stuck car, a car that wouldn't start or one that hit a snow bank.

Kate Beckinsale has joined the panel...

- Kate Beckinsale, on the difference between this film and Underworld: "I slept with the director far fewer times. But yes, it is different, I was allowed to use my own teeth this time." Feels Greg Rucka created a character that was real and human. She feels it's hard to play an immortal (like her role in Underworld). "I got banged up and bruised on 'Whiteout'...and I liked it."

- Kate Beckinsale says her time on this was relatively green screen-free. Pretty much everything she shot was practical