Kate Beckinsale in the new 'Whiteout' trailer

The lovely Kate Beckinsale will kick some serious butt in the upcoming action thriller "Whiteout," and a first teaser trailer for the flick has just surfaced online. Take a look after the jump.

In the film based on Greg Rucka's graphic novel, Beckinsale plays a deputy marshal heading to Antarctica to investigate a nasty murder before the threatening arctic winter begins.

This first teaser doesn't really show us much. The whole introduction about how challenging the six-month darkness is isn't exactly enlightening, and there's certainly a whole lot more they could have done with this to make it look a tad more intriguing.

Well, the collection of footage at the end at least gives us a quick look at the tough Beckinsale and her apparent struggles to keep her cool on the snow. Anyone out there read the graphic novel? If so, let me know what you think about it.

"Whiteout" is directed by Dominic Sena, whose credits include "Gone in Sixty Seconds" and "Swordfish." "Whiteout" heads to theaters Sept. 11, 2009.