Mel Gibson returns for 'Darkness'

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Mel Gibson Returns to Star in "Edge of Darkness"
Published 4/29/2008 at FilmWad
After about six years of focusing nearly exclusively on his directorial projects (and making a considerable fortune doing so), Mel Gibson, the actor is planning to return to the silver screen. The film that will bring him out of semi-retirement will be "Edge of Darkness" scripted by William Monahan ("The Departed") and directed by Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale"). "Darkness" is based on a six-hour miniseries made by Campbell himself back in 1985 for the BBC. The (considerably shortened) film will focus on "a straitlaced police investigator whose activist daughter is killed. He plunges into the case and uncovers systemic corruption that led to his ...

Mel Gibson returns to Edge of Darkness
Published 4/29/2008 at Filmstalker
... in 2002 he concentrated on directing, and after his well documented personal problems, he's been tempted back to acting. It seems he's a big fan of the mini series which sees a police investigator's daughter killed, and his investigation uncovers corruption in both Government and business. News from Variety is that Martin Campbell will direct the film, having also directed the mini series. Are you happy to see Gibson taking on acting roles, or do you prefer him behind the camera?

Mel Gibson returns to star in ‘Edge of Darkness’
Published 4/29/2008 by Hot Momma at Hot Momma Gossip
Mel Gibson will star in the lead role of the upcoming film ‘Edge of Darkness,’ Variety reports. This is will be Gibson’s first starring role in a feature film since 2002. ‘Darkness’ will be a feature adaptation of the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries and will be directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale). Gibson will play a straight-laced police investigator whose activist daughter is killed. He throws himself into the case only to uncover the systemic corruption that led to his daughter’s death. Shooting is scheduled to start in August. ...

Steven Soderbergh Gets a ‘Girlfriend’
Published 4/29/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... Mel Gibson accepts his first starring role since 2004, in the feature adaptation of landmark 1985 BBC mini-series Edge of Darkness. Directed by Martin Campbell and written by William Monahan, Boston-set film follows a police investigator whose daughter is killed and who uncovers corruption within the department. It'll be like The Departed meets Gone Baby Gone, and twice as depressing as either. [Variety] ...

Mel Gibson Returns to Acting in 'Edge of Darkness'
Published 4/29/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
Filed under: Action, Drama, Casting, Mystery & Suspense, Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, Remakes and SequelsI am bracing myself for the negative comments on this one. Variety has announced that Mel Gibson is taking the lead role in Edge of Darkness, the big-screen adaptation of the 1985 BBC miniseries. It will be Gibson's first acting role since Signs and We Were Soldiers in 2002. He will play a straitlaced police officer whose activist daughter is killed. He takes on investigation of the case, and discovers a trail of ...

Mel Gibson to Star in "Edge of Darkness"
Published 4/29/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
Mel Gibson has signed on for Edge of Darkness, his first starring role in a feature film since headlining Signs and We Were Soldiers in 2002, reports Variety. Martin Campbell, who also helmed Casino Royale and GoldenEye, will direct the movie, based on the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries, which Campbell also directed. Filming is set to begin in Boston in August. Gibson will play a straitlaced cop who who investigates a corrupt system that led to his activist daughter’s death. Most recently, Gibson directed 2004’s The Passion of the Christ and 2006’s Apocalypto. ...

Gibson Returns, Goes To Edge Of Darkness
Published 4/29/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... But the Mel man has always been a moneymaker and despite all the controversy surrounding him, has apparently continued to be offered acting roles. Now, according to Variety, he’s accepted one. Gibson will star in a big screen adaptation of a 1985 BBC miniseries, Edge of Darkness. William Monahan, Oscar winner for writing The Departed, will write the screenplay and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell will, well, direct. ...

Mel Gibson Returns to Acting
Published 4/29/2008 at Row Three
... the camera since Signs and We Were Soldiers in 2002. I’m certainly never going to make an argument that Gibson is one of the greatest actors ever, but he’s an iconic one and an actor I generally find myself enjoying, which is why I’m pleased to see he’s stepping back in front of the camera for Edge of Darkness , an adaptation of the 1985 BBC Miniseries. Directed by Martin Campbell ( Casino Royale, GoldenEye ) and written by William Monahan ( The Departed, Kingdom of Heaven ), Variety describes the movie as following “a straitlaced police investigator whose activist ...

Mel Gibson Returns To The Big Screen In Edge Of Darkness
Published 4/29/2008 by Niall Browne at Screen Rant
Screen legend and icon Mel Gibson will make his first appearance in front of cameras in six years in Martin Campbell's Edge of Darkness. Casino Royale director Campbell originally directed the 1985 BBC miniseries on which the film is based. The Departed scripter William Monahan has penned the script. Variety reports that: "Gibson will play a straitlaced police investigator whose activist daughter is killed. He plunges into the case and uncovers systemic corruption that led to his daughter's death." There are many ...

Mel Gibson To Don His Actor's Hat Once More [Trade Roundup]
Published 4/29/2008 by Seth at Defamer
· Mel Gibson has signed on for his first acting job since Signs and We Were Soldiers back in 2002. In Edge of Darkness, a feature based on a BBC miniseries from the '80s, he'll play "a straitlaced police investigator whose activist daughter is killed, probably by the Jews." [Variety] · Could one-half of the lusty network coupling responsible for siring struggling, bastard offspring The CW be missing their former identity? Warner Bros. just launched TheWB.com, where you can catch streamed episodes of old programming and newly launched online series. [Variety] · Tom Wolfe's ...

Does Gibson Matter?
Published 4/29/2008 at Hollywood Elsewhere
Does Gibson Matter? Mel Gibson isn't Mel Gibson any more . The last time "that guy" appeared in a film was What Women Want . Since the Malibu DUI arrest he's gotten too heavy and thin of hair to be an attractive box-office draw. To me he'll always be the bearded wacko in the flannel shirt with a shave. The upside is that Edge of Darkness , an adaptation of a six-hour BBC miniseries, has been written by William Monaghan ( The Departed ) and will be directed by Martin Campbell .

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Published 4/30/2008 by Peter T Chattaway at FilmChat
Time to unload another stockpile of links 'n' things. 1. Bridge to Terabithia (2007) was a modest hit, so now, reports Variety, it is time to convert one of Katherine Paterson's other children's novels to the big screen, namely The Great Gilly Hopkins. Like the film version of Terabithia, this one will be based on a screenplay by Paterson's son David. I read the book once, a couple decades ago, and I remember very little of it beyond the fact that there was a fair bit of swearing -- so it will be interesting to see how the film turns out, if, as Variety says, the ...

Mel Gibson is Back
Published 4/30/2008 by GBG at Hollywood Offender
Mel_gibson_hollywood_offender Mel Gibson has agreed to star in "Edge of Darkness ," marking a return to the front of the camera for the first time since 2002. Martin Campbell will direct the feature adaptation of the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries, which Campbell also directed. Variety reports that Gibson will play a police investigator whose activist daughter is killed. As the character delves deeper into the case, he uncovers systemic corruption that led to his daughter's death. Gibson's last feature roles were "Signs" and "We Were Soldiers ," spending intervening years as a director, first on "The Passion of the Christ" in 2004 and ...

Mel Gibson Returning To Big Screen
Published 5/1/2008 by Queen Of Snark at Queen Of Snark
Post from: Queen Of Snark Mel Gibson Returning To Big Screen After his drunken, anti-Semitic tirade, Mel Gibson looked like he’d never work in Tinsel Town again. But he’s baaaack, and ironically enough this time he’s playing a cop in Edge of Darkness. The film is an adaptation of a 1985 BBC mini-series and will have the same director, Martin Campbell, whose last project was Casino Royale. Gibson will be playing a straight-laced cop who investigates his daughter’s murder, uncovering systemic police corruption in the process.