Kate Beckinsale kicks butt in the snow

Kate Beckinsdale’s latest thriller has her kicking butt in the snow. Whiteout casts her as a U.S. Marshall stationed in Antarctica. When there’s a murder, she fights bad guys in freezing snow with no visibility. She may be all bundled up but she still looks hot.

Crave Online: Is kicking butt in the Antarctic a lot different than vampires vs. werewolves?

Kate Beckinsale: It was a lot colder and a lot more intense, actually. We were all worried we were going to die of hypothermia, every other second. It’s a woman in an extreme situation with extreme weather, being the only girl. I’ve done that a couple times now but it was much more intense, just because of the weather.

Crave Online: Are you going to be doing the fourth Underworld?

Kate Beckinsale: I don’t know anything about a 4th Underworld. I don’t know anything about that, at this point.

Crave Online: What was the most challenging thing for you, about working in the cold?

Kate Beckinsale: I have to say, I try to make out like we shot in the cold for a lot longer than we did, just because it makes us sound a bit more tough. We were so lucky to have such a brilliant crew and fantastic cast. I’ve never been around such nice boys, ever. There’s something about the weather being so extreme. You meet up and you’re absolutely freezing, and then you’re having to tear off your snow pants and everybody looks terrible, and then you’re sweating. There’s something very bonding about that. We all had a really good giggle with each other, all the time. And, the Canadian crew was excellent. If anything, the cold turned out to be a mutual point of contact that everybody complained about. Actors love complaining, and we didn’t have to complain about hardly anything else because the cold was a big deal. It was great.

Crave Online: If you were stationed in Antarctica for months, what are two things you could not go without?

Kate Beckinsale: Could we share a curling iron? I would take my daughter and I would take a bunch of books. I would also want a sat phone.

Crave Online: Your hair is much shorter in the movie and you’ve gone back to your long hair now. What is it about your long hair that you love?

Kate Beckinsale: I still had long hair on the movie. I just had a very good wig on this movie. I don’t really think about my hair that much. I’ve got a daughter and, if I do anything really radically different, she gets upset. I come in the door, and she goes, “Ew, you don’t look like yourself. You look horrible.” And, my husband tends to do that, too. No, I’m joking. I don’t know. I’ve had it for awhile, so it just feels like myself, really.

Crave Online: Are you going to keep the same look then?

Kate Beckinsale: Probably. It’s worked for the last 10 years, so I’m sure I’ll probably keep it.

Crave Online: What did you guys do in Winnipeg, when you weren’t shooting?

Kate Beckinsale: I got a root canal in Winnipeg, which was excellent. It went really well. The dentists are fantastic in Winnipeg. In Winnipeg, in cold weather, they have great things to do inside, with a kid. So, I went to awesome museums and children’s theater places. My daughter was there for the whole thing. There was outside skating that was fantastic. They had this whole froze park outside. That was one of the greatest things I’ve done, ever.

Crave Online: What other types of movies would you like to do?

Kate Beckinsale: I did this movie while I was shooting an independent movie. I’ve done three or four independent movies, and now this. I’d actually love to do some comedy. That’s what I’d really like to do. I’d like to maybe do a character that’s English. I’d like to do something more classical. But, I really enjoy doing lots of different types of things. I hope that continues.

Crave Online: Is Everybody’s Fine a comedy?

Kate Beckinsale: It’s a dramedy.

Crave Online: Do you plan to go back and spend any time in England at all?

Kate Beckinsale: I’ve just actually come back from being in London for five months. I was actually homesick, so my daughter and I went back for five months. My daughter went to school there, for a little bit. I went to see some of my relatives. So, I got it out of my system, for a little while. Five months was a good long time. I haven’t been able to do that. I’ve been working so much, I haven’t really been able to take a minute to do that, since moving here, six or seven years ago. So, because I was taking a break, it was nice to go home for a bit.