Kate Beckinsale Boards Shark Survival Film ‘White’ (Exclusive)
The shark survival genre has reeled in another star: Kate Beckinsale. The Hollywood Reporter can reveal that the Serendipity and Aviator actress has boarded action film White from director Jake West (Evil Dead), alongside Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters, Maze Runner: The Death Cure). The script is written by Dan Schaffer, the writer and illustrator of the cult comic book series, Dogwitch. Beckinsale will also executive produce the feature. It follows Willa Harba, a struggling actress trying to catch her big break, who is traveling overseas for a shoot with a self-obsessed star when their private jet crashes into the Pacific. Now the sole survivor, she’s stranded on a fractured wing with nothing but ocean around her. Her only lifeline is a satellite phone salvaged from the wreck, but when she calls for rescue, her demanding studio boss, Barbara (Beckinsale), brushes her off. Instead, her signal is picked up by marine biologist Sam Swatek (McNamara). She delivers chilling news: Willa has crashed into the infamous White Shark Café, a stretch of ocean where great whites gather to …
