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De Niro joins 'Edge Of Darkness'

Published Monday, Aug 4 2008, 11:37 BST | By Simon Reynolds
De Niro joins 'Edge Of Darkness'

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Robert De Niro is in final talks to join Mel Gibson in the cast of Edge Of Darkness, reports Variety.

The film centres on Thomas Craven (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 helm the remake. William Monahan wrote the script while Michael Wearing and Graham King will serve as producers.

The film marks Gibson's first leading role since 2002's Signs.

Edge Of Darkness begins shooting next month in Massachusetts.

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