Edge of Darkness

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Edge of Darkness is an upcoming film adaptation of the 1985 BBC television series, Edge of Darkness. The film 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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Production

In 2002, Martin Campbell announced that he was planning to adapt Edge of Darkness for the cinema. Active development began in early 2007 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 August 18, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. A scene where Craven scatters his daughter’s ashes at a beach was filmed at Rockport on September 25 and 26.They shot some scenes in Merrimac, Massachusetts from September 15, 2008 to September 18, 2008.

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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