White(out). And thin.
Aug. 11th, 2009 09:23![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
viktor_haagJust saw the trailer for "Whiteout" (story adapted from an above-average graphic novel by Greg Rucka.). Theoretically, I'm somewhat keen on this project. On the one hand, it's a major studio adaptation of an indie comic book that doesn't contain over-pumped men (or women) in tights: this might open the door for film adaptations of (for example) "The Marquis" or "Courtney Crumrin", or (hope against hope) "Queen & Country" with Sophia Myles cast as Tara Chace (to pull more titles out of the Oni stable).
I had known that Kate Beckinsale had been cast as Carrie Stetko, but it hadn't hit me visually until seeing the trailer. And now I'm a bit mortified.
When the hell did Carrie Stetko become a seven-stone-dripping-wet waif?
Katie Sackhoff could have played Stetko. Sackhoff has the right presence, the right attitude, the right look, and the right body. So could Sonja Sohn, for pretty much the same reasons. So could Franke Potente (although dealing with her German accent would have been troublesome).
To my mind, Stetko is solid and has an attractiveness that comes from strength, from farmland-toned shoulders. She's a worker, not a runway model, nor someone who leaps around playing vampire in a black latex body suit. She doesn't lead with her cheekbones.
Oh well. (The choice of Dominic Sena directing also doesn't fill me with confidence: while "Whiteout" is a crime thriller with lots of action, I'm not sure I wanted it to have the "Gone In Sixty Seconds" treatment. I think I would have preferred Phillip Noyce, or similar.)
I had known that Kate Beckinsale had been cast as Carrie Stetko, but it hadn't hit me visually until seeing the trailer. And now I'm a bit mortified.
When the hell did Carrie Stetko become a seven-stone-dripping-wet waif?
Katie Sackhoff could have played Stetko. Sackhoff has the right presence, the right attitude, the right look, and the right body. So could Sonja Sohn, for pretty much the same reasons. So could Franke Potente (although dealing with her German accent would have been troublesome).
To my mind, Stetko is solid and has an attractiveness that comes from strength, from farmland-toned shoulders. She's a worker, not a runway model, nor someone who leaps around playing vampire in a black latex body suit. She doesn't lead with her cheekbones.
Oh well. (The choice of Dominic Sena directing also doesn't fill me with confidence: while "Whiteout" is a crime thriller with lots of action, I'm not sure I wanted it to have the "Gone In Sixty Seconds" treatment. I think I would have preferred Phillip Noyce, or similar.)
