Does Mel Gibson want attention or what? After several years ago of Mel Gibson publicily announced he is quitting acting to focus on directing, Mel Gibson is set to star in the leading role in a film titled “Edge of Darkness”. Mel will not direct this one but he will star the lead. “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell is set to direct “Darkness”.

This film is an adaptation of the 6 hour miniseries that was aired on BBC TV.

Mel will play a straightlaced police investigator whose activist daughter is murdered. He continues to investigate the case hoping to put away the killers and locked up. Mel has been a fan of this TV mini series show and has been committed to playing the lead role for the US film, it appears that he still is.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/VR1117984773.html

This shall break box office records indeed. This is Mel’s first leading role in a film since “Signs” and that film was released in 2002.

Does this mean that Mel will be willing to revive “Mad Max 4” if there ever was one now that he’s back into acting? Lets hope so.

Kev