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Edge of Darkness is an upcoming movie adaptation of the 1985 (27 years ago) BBC TV series, Edge of Darkness. The movie stars Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.

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Cast

• Mel Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a homicide detective for the Boston Police Department. Gibson is a fan of the TV series, and the movie marks his first starring role since 2002's We Were Soldiers and Signs. Gibson attended a gun club with two policemen to improve his marksman skills for the film.
• Ray Winstone as Matt Jedburgh, a CIA officer sent to cover up the murder. Robert De Niro (6 walls) had been cast in the role, but he walked out just after he arrived to begin shooting, due to creative differences.
• Danny Huston as Bennett, a shady businessman.
• Bojana Novakovic plays Emma Craven, Thomas' murdered daughter.
• Shawn Roberts plays Terry Shields, her boyfriend.
• Gbenga Akinnagbe plays a detective in Thomas' squad.

Production

In 2002 (10 years ago), Martin Campbell announced that he was planning to adapt Edge of Darkness for the cinema. Active development began in early 2007 (5 years ago) when Campbell met with producer Graham King, who first enlisted Australian playwright Andrew Bovell to write, and then William Monahan (fresh from winning an Academy Award for King's The Departed) to re-write the screenplay. Michael Wearing and the BBC are also co-producing the film. Filming began on Aug. 18, 2008 (4 years ago) in Boston, Massachusetts. A scene where Craven scatters his daughter's ashes at a beach was filmed at Rockport on sep. 25 and 26.They shot some scenes in Merrimac, Massachusetts from sep. 15, 2008 (4 years ago) to sep. 18, 2008 (4 years ago).

Additionally, Gibson and his crew set up shop for filming in western Massachusetts, reportedly staying in Northampton. They shot in various locations in the Pioneer Valley, including Tully O'Reilly's Pub and the Northampton Athletic Club, both in Northampton. Also, Sugarloaf Mountain was shut down for a few days while they rented it out. They also filmed at the Notch Visitor Center, Rt. 116, Amherst.

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