jblum ([info]jblum) wrote,
@ 2008-04-30 13:41:00
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One of those good-news-bad-news things
In the spirit of ISIHAC, and a tribute to Humph...

The good news is, the long-discussed film version of Edge of Darkness is back on -- with Martin Campbell (Goldeneye, Zorro, Casino Royale, and the original Edge of Darkness) attached as director. William Monahan (Kingdom of Heaven) did the adaptation.

The bad news is, Mel Gibson is playing Ronnie Craven.

...Okay, we're not exactly talking The Dark Is Rising level of f***ing-with-a-treasured-text-ness. But it's a big step down from Bob Peck...

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[info]angriest
2008-04-30 04:48 am UTC (link)
I can live with Gibson, actually. It's wondering who is gonna play Jedburgh that worries me.

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[info]chrisbarnes
2008-04-30 06:16 am UTC (link)
Hmmm... will they set it in Britain? Seems unlikely, yet that was a key aspect of the series. Hopefully with Campbell directing, they'll not mess it up. Gibson's an OK actor so if all else is good, he'll be fine.

Hard to imagine anyone but Bob Peck as Craven, though.

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[info]doctor_toc
2008-04-30 08:59 am UTC (link)
Um, putting aside his drink-fuelled wackiness and anti-semitism, I think Gibson's not a bad actor. He doesn't have Peck's intensity (who does?), but I can see him doing a not-awful job of this. He'd make a better Darius Jedburgh though.

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[info]jvowles
2008-04-30 05:44 pm UTC (link)
A: never heard of it.
B: your Mel link, when moused over, automatically launches a double-click advert that seizes control over the web browser.

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