Out Of The Darkness

Robert De Niro has bailed on "Edge of Darkness" due to the old reliable "creative differences" reports Variety.

De Niro had arrived on the set with Martin Campbell calling action on the drama just this week signed to play an operative sent to clean up the evidence in the murder of a young woman.

Mel Gibson stars as the victim's father, a homicide detective for the Boston Police Department who uncovers her secret life, and Government cover-up that ensues.

The plan is to shoot around De Niro's character's scenes until they cast his replacement.

Taking the place of De Niro is gonna be tough...Is Al Pacino busy?

Filming has been underway since August 18th.