Mel gibson talks about edge of darkness, putting aside his directors hat to act, and working with martin campbell. As homicide detective thomas craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate coverup and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. In 2010, gibson appeared in edge of darkness, which marked his first starring role since 2002 and was an adaptation of the bbc miniseries, edge of darkness. Mel takes her back home and gives her a nosebleed with his terrible welsh accent and questions probing her secret job at the nuclear bomb factory where she. From the director of casino royale and based on the acclaimed bbc series, edge of darkness is a tense, action packed revenge thriller in the vein of taken and law abiding citizen. The good news is that edge of darkness no relation to the fine 1943 war picture of that name brings back mel gibson in front of the camera for the first time in nearly a decade. Mel gibson as a boston homicide detective the new york times. Based on the popular, awardwinning british television miniseries edge of darkness 1985, written by troy kennedymartin, and directed by martin campbell. Edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibsons return to the screen after seven years.
Based on an awardwinning bbc television miniseries from 1985, it reminds us. Edge of darkness 2010 film edge of darkness is a 2010 britishamerican conspiracy political thriller film directed by martin campbell, written by william monahan and andrew bovell, and starring mel gibson. Mel gibson, edge of darkness point and shoot mel gibson fires. Jan 29, 2010 its been eight years since weve seen mel gibson in front of the camera in a major starring role instead of behind of it as directorproducer. While researching corruption for his new book, a successful crime novelist shades the line between. Thomas craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity, but now he faces his toughest investigation ever. Can we think of mel gibson simply as an action hero. Martin campbell casino royale directs from a screenplay cowritten by the departeds william monahan. Edge of darkness and the resurrection of mel gibson. The edge of darkness was one of mel gibson so best pictures. Movie talk edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns originally posted by jjackal discusssing this film with a friend and the matter of exactly how tc was poisoned came up. The interview took place in 2010 at the films premiere in hollywood, ca.
Mel gibson is engaging in his first acting role in years, although he definitely looks older now. Based on an awardwinning bbc television miniseries from 1985, it reminds us of his star power and his limitations. Edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns. If the trailers ingredients look familiarlike bring on the lego. Parents need to know that edge of darkness is an extremely convoluted copconspiracy thriller thats very heavy on violence, with a large pile of bloody corpses, plenty of guns, shootouts, fights, chases, and crashes. Could we do without mel and his weathered boston accent. Its hard to watch gibson here without thinking of martin riggs in lethal weapon and there is some carryover but here craven played by gibson is the older, caring, father who is also a cop although there is still some of of the craziness that made. Edge of darkness mel gibson and ray winston interview. Now after a hiatus spent burnishing his reputation as the. Jan 29, 2010 in edge of darkness gibson plays boston detective tom craven he gets a visit from his daughter emma bojana novakovic, who looks like a cross between a young jodie foster and bridget fonda. The architects of mel s revenge are director martin campbell casino royale and writers william monahan the departed and andrew bovell lantana, adapting the campbelldirected bbc tv series edge of darkness into a notsotight twohour movie. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness trailer fandango. I heard some people state that they wouldnt watch edge of darkness because of some things that mel did in his private life, that doesnt bother me in the slightest as that has nothing to do with his acting.
Actor mel gibson, who won two oscars for his directing work, is relisting his oceanview, fivebedroom, fivebathroom home in malibu, calif. Edge of darkness is more detective story than actionpacked taken knockoff, but if you miss mel gibson on the big screen its worth checking out. Mel gibson tries a return to moviestar form in edge of darkness. The fact remains that in edge of darkness he remains a likable man with a natural screen presence. Nicholsons accent isnt consistent enough to make it believable. We had the pleasure of sitting down with the films director martin campbell, who will next be directing the comic book movie green lantern, and the films stars mel gibson and ray winstone to.
Three join mel gibsons edge of darkness hollywood reporter. Movie talk edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns i saw the trailer for this last night, looks like conventional thriller, but martin campbell usually delivers a good flick. An actor who can carry a movie is nothing to dismiss. Mel gibson plays thomas craven, a veteran homicide detective for the boston police.
Jan 29, 2010 now that youve seen it, what did you think. The story was actually pretty good, filled with twists, turns, crosses, and double crosses, but the problem was that it was all too familiar. Mel gibson as tom craven in edge of darkness, a misjudged remake of the classic tv drama. Jan 21, 2010 mel gibson interview after the birth of his eighth child, and with his. While we are assuming he wasnt too busy with social engagements, he.
Edge of darkness interviews with mel gibson and ray. Just watching some superbowl voiceover ad by russell crowe and he still has his accent. Some of the movie is a little hard to follow when thomas does something, and you ask yourself, why did he do that. Soon after the film was released, gibson again drew controversy when his exgirlfriend released recordings of his expletive and slurladen phone conversations and also accused him of domestic abuse. In 2010, following an outburst at his exgirlfriend that was made public, gibson was dropped from the talent agency of william morris endeavor. Meanwhile, winstone is steardy support, doing a pretty flawless american accent and an intriguing character to watch. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and. I was looking for something to fill some time while i waited for paint to dry, so gave this a go. For better and for worse, edge of darkness offers vintage mel gibson, working within the familiar framework of a bloody revenge thriller. And does he still have the midas touch for smashhit action films. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the same old mel. He has made deplorable statements in recent years, which may be attributed to a kind of fanatic lunacy that can perhaps be diagnosed as a disease. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the same. Mel gibsons edge of darkness trailer and 5 more bad.
Ive always found mel s accent to be somewhat unique. In 2010, gibson appeared in edge of darkness, which marked his first. Can mel gibson s return in the edge of darkness trump taken. Gibson is back, taking us to the edge and into the sinister darkness. Mel gibson portrait of a star on the edge of darkness. Sep 22, 2014 mel gibson talks about edge of darkness, putting aside his directors hat to act, and working with martin campbell. Gibson returned to the hollywood scene in 2010 with a starring role in edge of darkness. After picking his daughter up at the train station and bringing her back to his place for the night, his daughter suddenly develops a nose bleed and begins upchucking into her soup. It has been seven long years since mel gibson has graced the silver screen 2002s signs. Jodie foster and mel gibson at an event for edge of darkness 2010 mel gibson in. Mel gibson brings intensity to his role as a grieving father in this thriller based on a british tv series. Thomas craven mel gibson is a veteran homicide detective for the boston police department and a single father.
Edge of darkness is a dark and gritty crime thriller, based on a 1986 british miniseries of the same name. Seems like this is an odd casting choice he doesnt seem to pull off the boston accent well almost feels like damon or wahlberg should be here. Mel is a guy named craven, a police detective with a notable record and a widower father. You may be surprised at gibsons south boston accent, which takes. Hellbent in a beige raincoat, he attacks with little. Gibson s tarnished reputation and eightyear absence from a leading movie role. The script of edge of darkness so impressed him that he agreed to take the part at lower than his usual fee. Characters use harsh language, with plenty of fk and st. Although hes grown creased and leathery and his thatch has thinned, the movie star who was mad max still has the charisma and gravitas to center a dodgy suspense. Mel gibson on the edge of darkness in new pic film. If mel gibson wants to win back the affections of the moviegoing public, hell have to do better than this. Edge of darkness is a 2010 conspiracy political thriller film directed by martin campbell, written by william monahan and andrew bovell, and starring mel gibson. Edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibson s return to the screen after seven years.
The last time we saw mel gibson in a leading role, he was throwing cold water on alien invaders in m. When edge of darkness was released this past january, it was marketed as a return for gibson to the action thriller genre he has always excelled at. Edge of darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. And mel gibson, as a boston cop trying to find his daughters killers, tells somebody its the moment of truth.
Jan 28, 2010 mel gibson in edge of darkness t he six tv episodes of troy kennedy martins classic political coverup thriller from 1985 have been scrunched together into a moderate feature film zipping through. Maybe but im just pumped to see gibson back doing what he does best. Like a lot of hollywood actors, he seems to display a lot of vocal training that makes his accent pretty nondescript. Gibson speaks in a dry boston accent and really gets the gruff, blunt. He looks greyer and craggier than before, and his stiff movements make it easy to forget his former athletic grace. The reason the bad guys use for keeping everything secret is a little farfetched. She is sickened to her core by this and ends up throwing up. The worst boston accents in the history of crime movies.
Directed by martin campbell, who pretty much single handedly rescued the bond franchise not once but twice, the film stars mel gibson, ray. Mel gibson portrait of a star on the edge of darkness antisemitic, misogynist and a magnet for bad publicity. Jan 29, 2010 shawn roberts, left, and mel gibson in edge of darkness. But with his new movie, edge of darkness, which boasts mel gibson s first onscreen appearance in eight years, campbell is coming fullcircle. Martin campbell goldeneye, casino royale directs the movie, which is a remake. Jan 29, 2010 in edge of darkness, gibson plays thomas craven, a boston police detective with a crappy maine accent. While we are assuming he wasnt too busy with social engagements, he probably wasnt working to master his accent for edge of darkness. In 2010, following an outburst at his exgirlfriend that was made public, gibson. Edge of darkness 2010, campbell mel gibson returns dvd. Mel gibson has been away from the cameras for a while, and he appears a little scuffed up in edge of darkness, his first starring role since signs in 2002. Gibson took a break from acting to direct a couple of films, passion of the christ in 2004 and the brilliant apocalypto in 2006. Tv movies comedy music tv recaps what to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. With mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic.
In the last decade, gibson s only lead roles have been in box office misfire edge of darkness, indie the beaver, and ondemand release get the gringo. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by. Mel gibson stars in his first screen lead in eight years, making craven s grief palpable and his quest for payback stonecold and relentless. Being from the northeast, there is nothing about his way of speaking that screams new york in any way, at all.
In the original, bob peck played craven, and joe don baker played darius jedburgh. Mel gibsons bahston massacremel gibson stars as a guy with a bad accent. The acting was outstanding and so was the directing. Mel gibson stars in his first screen lead in eight years, making cravens grief palpable and his quest for payback stonecold and relentless. A suspensethriller about a boston cop whose investigation into the death of his daughter. Eight years after his last starring movie role, mel gibson, the embattled star who in recent years has made news for all the wrong reasons, is positioning himself for a comeback. Its been a while since theyve seen each other but the fatherdaughter connection is established quickly and effectively within a few minutes. Its been nearly 8 years since we last saw mel gibson on the big screen, and now hes back with a vengeance in edge of darkness, which hits theaters. Edge of darkness cant grab top spot from avatar the. Jan 25, 2010 the upcoming thriller edge of darkness is the first movie mel gibson has starred in since m.
It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by campbell. Mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic, shawn roberts. Shawn roberts and bojana novakovic have joined the mel gibson thriller edge of darkness. Despite a strong performance by star mel gibson, the movie has a sour, hopeless tone. Edge of darkness 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 24, 2017 arnold schwarzenegger finds out linda hamilton didnt want to work with him the graham norton show duration. A star whose personal baggage doesnt upstage his performances. Zeker niet wanneer deze laatste door mel gibson wordt gespeeld. In this latest, the australianamerican takes to boston. Gibson is sure angry enough to be from boston but the accent is in full caricature mode. Except the film was actually more of a slow burn thriller, much like last years fascinating and incredibly well done state.
The upcoming thriller edge of darkness is the first movie mel gibson has starred in since m. The more that edge of darkness reveals about the corruption of america, the less it seems like anything but a conspiracyoftheweek excuse to get mel gibson. Shawn roberts, left, and mel gibson in edge of darkness. Even before you have a hero for a film like edge of darkness and of course, cravens hero is psychologically wounded and flawed, as all heroes, by dictates of the cliche, must be in the laterhalf of the 20th century, you have to have potent villains, but edge of darkness fluffs that. Gibson is back, taking us to the edgeand into the sinister darkness. Mel gibson plays a wellrespected boston cop whose life is changed irrevocably when his daughter is shot by a bullet supposedly meant for him. Their latest scoop is an image from edge of darkness. Mel gibson takes aim in a scene from edge of darkness. Jan 31, 2010 edge of darkness and the resurrection of mel gibson. Mel gibson has suffered one flop movie after another over the past 10 years.
Gibson with a boston accent is very good in the lead role, and his scenes with winstone make for. The star seems as angry as ever in edge of darkness, a film about a boston police. Mel colmcille gerard gibson ao born january 3, 1956 is an american actor and filmmaker. Jan 27, 2010 can we think of mel gibson simply as an action hero. In the united states, the actors australian accents were dubbed with.
Mel gibson is stellar as the welsh aristocrat displaced by an international trade war as a result of immigration, who wakes up in boston to take his daughter out for something. Mel gibson returns in edge of darkness and its the. Mel gibson s masterful portrayal of a man with nothing to lose is excellent. Mel gibson took accent lessons from sean connery the graham. Due in theaters on january 29, 2010, edge of darkness boasts an excellent supporting cast, too, which includes names like ray winstone and danny huston. See an archive of all edge of darkness stories published on vulture. Jan 29, 2010 edge of darkness will be remembered as the vehicle for mel gibsons return to the screen after seven years. Gibson s thick, bmovie accent, combined with winstones. In the new film edge of darkness, gibson returns to his benchmark persona playing a bythe book cop who suddenly opts to break all the rules while avenging the death of a loved one, this time his daughter. But that might be part of the puzzle he is trying to solve.
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