De Niro exits "Edge of Darkness"
September 4, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Robert De Niro only arrived on the Edge of Darkness set this week, and now he’s off the film, reports Variety.
Sometimes things don’t work out,” explained a spokesman for the actor. “It’s called creative differences.”
Is that what it’s called? Ok, we’ll go with that.
De Niro had signed to play an operative sent to clean up the evidence in the murder of a young woman. Mel Gibson stars as the victim’s father, a homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept. who uncovers her secret life, a corporate cover-up and government collusion.
Martin Campbell is directing, and Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts and Bojana Novakovic also star. The filmmakers plan to shoot around De Niro’s character’s scenes until they cast an actor to replace him. Whomever they get has some big shoes to fill.
Image: Robert De Niro, What Just Happened?, Magnolia Pictures, 2008
