The British Flag in the Communications room is hanging upside down. This is an inside joke common among actual real-life South Pole installations. Since they are at the bottom of the world, if you were to look at the globe proper, the flag would appear to be right side up.
The US Marshals Service established its legal presence in Antarctica in 1989. It's under the jurisdiction of the US Attorney for Hawaii.
Dominic Sena is a fan of the "Whiteout" graphic novel, and when rights were acquired by Dark Castle Entertainment Sena petitioned president Joel Silver for the opportunity to direct.
Warner Bros. shelved the film for about two years, according to Entertainment Weekly (Issue #1085).
It was first reported that Kate Beckensale asked for a body double for a shower scene where the camera was going to pan over her bare derriere. But the studio reported that it was standard procedure. "The claims appearing on the Internet today that Kate Beckinsale requested a body double for filming 'Whiteout' are absolutely untrue," the studio said. "As is standard practice on many movies, a body double was hired for several scenes by the production and not at the request of Kate Beckinsale."
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