FILE - In this June 15, 2011 file photo, Director Martin Campbell, left, and Sol Romero arrive at the premiere of "Green Lantern" in Los Angeles. KTUU reports about 90 percent of the movie "Hunter Killer" will be filmed in Whittier, Alaska. The cast hasn’t been announced, but producers say Campbell will be the director of the film, that begins preproduction in Jan. 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
December 12, 2014 - 1:54 PM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A small Alaska port town will stand in as a Russian naval base in a new movie.
KTUU reports (http://is.gd/69SySi ) about 90 per cent of the movie "Hunter Killer" will be filmed in Whittier.
Whittier officials said Friday that three months of pre-production will begin in January, followed by three months of filming.
The film is based on the 2012 novel "Firing Point" by George Wallace and Don Keith, about a standoff between American and Russian submarines.
Producers say Whittier was chosen because it resembles a Russian base. The town, with a population of 229, is located 30 miles southeast of Anchorage.
The cast hasn't been announced, but Martin Campbell will direct. His credits include "Casino Royale" and "Green Lantern."
The last major motion picture filmed in Alaska was "Frozen Ground," starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack, in 2011.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014