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www.variety.com — Actor leaves Martin Campbell-directed drama Robert De Niro has abruptly ankled "Edge of Darkness," the Martin Campbell-directed drama that Graham King's GK Films began shooting in Massachusetts on Aug. 18. De Niro just arrived on the set this week. "Sometimes things don't work out; it's called ...

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