Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness Trailer and Poster
We have added the first trailer for director Martin Campbell’s upcoming thriller, “Edge of Darkness“.
In “Edge of Darkness” Mel Gibson plays Thomas Craven a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder — and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.
George Miller Officially Off “Justice League”
Australian filmmaker George Miller (Happy Feet, Mad Max franchise) has finally confirmed that he is no longer involved in the “Justice League” live-action feature.
Miller appeared on Australian morning TV show “Sunrise” and confirmed that he’s no longer involved, adding that if it ever gets greenlit again, it’ll be recast, because “the studios seem to want bigger stars in their superhero movies now.
Miller added that he’d like to work with Mel Gibson again and while the actor doesn’t want to do the “Mad Max” script he wrote, he hasn’t given up on that possibility just yet. [source: Dark Horizons]
Mel Gibson Ordered to Talk About “Passion”
Mel Gibson has been ordered by a judge to answer questions in court about “The Passion of the Christ” in response to a screenwriter’s lawsuit.
An LA judge Gregory Alarcon said that Gibson has to appear for a deposition by mid-January to answer questions about planning and filming the movie in response to the lawsuit.
Benedict Fitzgerald is suing Gibson, who directed the controversial religious epic, over accusations he cheated the screenwriter out of millions of dollars in potential earnings. He claims Gibson engaged in a “chronic and conspiratorial pattern of deceit” by telling him he was working on a project with a budget of between $4 million and $7 million. Fitzgerald alleges he was only paid $75,000 and that he had to borrow $200,000 from Gibson to cover expenses. The Passion Of The Christ went on to gross an estimated $600 million worldwide.
Gibson’s attorneys had tried to keep their client from having to answer questions about the award-winning film.
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.
