Robert De Niro pulls out of 'Edge of Darkness'

In a bizarre twist in an already tumultuous remake of the British miniseries "Edge of Darkness," Oscar winner Robert De Niro abruptly quit the Mel Gibson-starring flick that's currently being shot in the Boston area including the South End, Roslindale and Lynn.

According to Variety, De Niro's publicist says the acting icon left over "creative differences."

De Niro had signed to play an operative sent to clean up the evidence in the murder of a young female activist. Gibson stars as the victim's father, a homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept. who digs up the many secrets surrounding her death.

De Niro was last spotted shooting a scene at the Gannon Golf Club in Lynn on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

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