# Kate Beckinsale's shark thriller finds its lead

> A struggling actress, a plane crash in the Pacific, and an ocean where great whites gather to eat.
- Title: Kate Beckinsale's shark thriller finds its lead | Shortify
- Summary: A struggling actress, a plane crash in the Pacific, and an ocean where great whites gather to eat. Jake West's survival thriller 'White' strands one woman on…
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- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carla-woodcock-joins-kate-beckinsale-shark-movie-white-1236698229
- Author: Scott Roxborough
- Published: 2026-09-12T12:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: film, casting, thriller, sharks, horror
## Carla Woodcock lands the lead
The Outlander actress will headline White, a shark survival thriller from Evil Aliens director Jake West. The Hollywood Reporter broke the casting exclusively.
## Meet Willa Harba
Woodcock plays a working actress chasing a breakthrough role, flying overseas for a shoot alongside a star who cares only about himself.

> a struggling actress trying to catch her big break
## The jet goes down
Their private plane crashes into the Pacific. Willa is the only one who makes it out alive.
## Stranded on a wing
She clings to a broken piece of the aircraft in open water, with a satellite phone as her only line to anyone who might help.
## The boss hangs up
Willa calls her studio boss, played by Kate Beckinsale, and gets brushed off. The demanding executive will not come for her.
## Welcome to White Shark Cafe
Marine biologist Sam Swatek, played by Katherine McNamara, picks up the signal and delivers the bad news: Willa is floating in a feeding ground for great whites.
## Key takeaway

Jake West's survival thriller 'White' strands one woman on a broken wing with a satellite phone, and the person who can save her does not want to.