Mel Gibson returns to star in ‘Edge of Darkness’

Mel Gibson will star in the lead role of the upcoming film ‘Edge of Darkness,’ Variety reports.

This is will be Gibson’s first starring role in a feature film since 2002. ‘Darkness’ will be a feature adaptation of the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries and will be directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale).

Gibson will play a straight-laced police investigator whose activist daughter is killed. He throws himself into the case only to uncover the systemic corruption that led to his daughter’s death.

Shooting is scheduled to start in August.