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De Niro Joining Gibson in Edge of Darkness

August 1, 2008

Robert De Niro is near a deal to join Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness, the Martin Campbell-directed feature for Graham King's GK Films, reports Variety.

Gibson stars as Thomas Craven, a straitlaced homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept. and single father, whose 24-year old daughter is murdered on the steps of his home. The cop assumes he was the target, but his investigation leads in another direction and uncovers his daughter's secret life, a corporate cover-up and government collusion.

De Niro will play an operative sent to clean up the evidence.

Written by William Monahan, the drama is an adaptation of a 1985 BAFTA-winning six-hour BBC miniseries that Campbell also directed.

Shooting begins this month in Massachusetts.

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COMMENTS (27)

Posted by:

kyleman2k

August 1, 2008

Sounds like it has a lot of potential. Love to see De Niro and Gibson together, also nice to see Gibson step back in front of the camera.

Posted by:

wheelerishere

August 1, 2008

for sure its been too long mel

Posted by:

Philldwill

August 1, 2008

I'm pretty excited. Sure Mel's a better director than an actor but I've still missed his screen presents.

Posted by:

Tups

August 1, 2008

oh hell no....Mel gibson is a sensational actor....What planet are you on?

Posted by:

Pablo Picasso

August 1, 2008

That's a nice pairing, DeNiro and Gibson. Let's all hope, however, that Gibson's troubles are now long behind him so that we can see his talent rise to the top again as an actor. He's always been a favorite of mine. To see DeNiro operating alongside him...... it should be an interesting flick.

Posted by:

that guy

August 1, 2008

i'm with you guys, it's awesome to finally hear something about mel gibson that doesnt involve him getting arrested.
plus it's cool to hear that deniro is doing more and more quality work these days after seemingly taking more and more time between top shelf projects there for a while.

Posted by:

Moss

August 1, 2008

Sounds good to me!

Posted by:

Cerebral Excess

August 1, 2008

This sounds exciting. And as far as anything bad in Mel's past is concerned, I don't think it's even worth mentioning. Let's just move on. Movie on!

Posted by:

dylansdad

August 1, 2008

I am so anxious to see Mel Gibson on screen again, and it sounds like this project is going to be a great return for him. DeNiro getting on board makes it about ten times more interesting.

Posted by:

Drew217

August 1, 2008

DeNiro, Gibson, Campbell, and writen by Monahan!!? This movie is going to be AWESOME!!