Edge of Darkness is an upcoming film adaptation of the 1985 BBC television series, Edge of Darkness. The film stars Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.

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Gibson largely disappeared after the incident but returns to theaters Friday with a new movie, “Edge of Darkness,” a thriller about a Boston police detective seeking revenge for the murder of his 24-year-old daughter. Receiving lukewarm reviews so far, the movie is similar in tone with past blood-drenched Gibson films such as “Ransom” and the “Lethal Weapon” franchise.

“It was time,” Gibson, 54, tells The Associated Press. “I felt like getting back in the saddle. I felt like I was getting stale about seven or eight years ago. Stepped back, did some things I wanted to do. Did a few things I didn’t want to do. And then time to come back.”

“I don’t think Mel eases his way back into anything,” says “Edge of Darkness” producer Graham King. “Sure, we discussed very early on, ‘Is this the right role for him to come back in?’ I think it is, and hopefully moviegoers will agree.”