Ray Winstone Replaces Robert De Niro In “Edge of Darkness”

“Edge of Darkness” adds Ray Winstone to the cast as the replacement for Robert De Niro.
Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts and Bojana Novakovic will also star in the movie.

Filming began on August 18, in Massachusetts on Aug. 18. but De Niro walked out two days later citing creative differences.

Winstone will play Darius Jedburgh, a CIA operativeis who cleans up evidence in a murder of a detective’s (Mel Gibson) daughter. The detective wants answers as to why his daughter was killed.

He uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

The film’s based on the 1985 BBC miniseries “Edge of Darkness.”
Martin Campbell is directing “Edge of Darkness” movie from a script by William Monahan.

Robert De Niro in “Edge Of Darkness”

Robert De Niro will join Mel Gibson in the cast of “Edge Of Darkness.”

“Edge Of Darkness” centres on Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson), an upstanding homicide detective who uncovers government and corporate cover-ups when his daughter is murdered.

De Niro will play Darius Jedburgh, a CIA operative dispatched to remove the evidence.

Martin Campbell, who directed the original 1985 BBC miniseries on which the film is based, will also direct the remake.

William Monahan wrote the script while Michael Wearing and Graham King will serve as producers.

“Edge Of Darkness” begins shooting next month in Massachusetts.