Burbank, CA, April 21, 2010 – Prepare for non-stop action when Edge of Darkness arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD May 11th from Warner Home Video. Mel Gibson stars in this emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business.
Thomas Craven, a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department, is plagued by the death of his only child who was killed on the steps of his home. While everyone assumes that he was the target, he begins to suspects otherwise and starts aggressively looking into his daughter’s killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous world of corporate cover-ups and murder and his search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.
From director, Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”) Edge of Darkness stars Academy Award™ winner Mel Gibson (“Braveheart”), Ray Winstone (“The Departed”), Danny Huston (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”), Bojana Novakovic (“Drag Me to Hell”) and Shawn Roberts (“I Love You, Beth Cooper”)
Edge of Darkness will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.98.
On May 11th, Edge of Darkness will also be available ON DEMAND through Digital Cable, Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles and it can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.
SYNOPSIS
The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. That’s what police brass and Craven himself think, but that’s not what the investigation finds. Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect. Mel Gibson stars as Craven in his first screen lead in eight years, making Craven’s grief palpable and his quest for payback stone-cold and relentless. Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) directs from a screenplay co-written by The Departed’s William Monahan.
The Edge of Darkness Blu-ray Combo Pack contains the following special features:
· Past and Present of Edge of Darkness
· – 9 Focus Point video pods:
· Scoring the Film
· Revisiting the Edge of Darkness Mini-series
· Edge of Your Seat
· Making a Ghost Character Real
· Adapting the Edge of Darkness Mini-series
· Director Profile Martin Campbell
· Boston as a Character
· Mel’s Back
· Craven’s War of Attrition
· Additional Scenes
· DVD Version of Feature Film
· Digital Copy on Disc
