Gibson takes first starring role in six years

Mel Gibson is to take his first leading role in six years and his first since his controversial arrest for drink-driving in 2006.

The Mad Max star will play a police detective investigating the death of his activist daughter in Edge of Darkness, an adaptation of a 1985 BBC TV series. The film will be directed by Casino Royale's Martin Campbell, who also helmed the original series, based on a script by The Departed's William Monahan.

****i hope this is for real, lets all keep our fingers crossed***

Mel has a plan...

Mel Gibson visited a prison in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Veracruz, where officials say he is scouting locations for a new movie. Gibson told reporters outside Veracruz's Ignacio Allende prison that it is hard for him to speak in front of microphones. But the Veracruz state director of cinema said the purpose of Sunday's visit was to see locations. Prospero Rebolledo said Gibson's people are just looking for locations for a film. Gibson filmed his 2006 movie, Apocalypto, in Veracruz state.