Mel Gibson stops traffic in front of Foodie's

Silver Line bus service and pedestrian traffic was re-routed late Friday, Nov. 14 to accommodate filming of the Mel Gibson flick "Edge of Darkness" outside of Foodie's Urban Market on the corner of Washington and Pelham streets in the South End.

The scene? Mel Gibson, wearing a blue button-down shirt and gray slacks, is shielding himself with a sports jacket from a simulated New England rain storm as he bolts from the South End market.

Several large "rainmaker" cranes spew water on Gibson as he exits the market and past a fake lighting store called Shady Business. Two Boston police officers stand watch in front of an orange "Road Closed" sign during filming as Silver Line buses zoom down an alternate route on W. Dedham Street. While Foodie's was obviously closed to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, its neighbor Pho Republique remained opened.

One bystander jokingly says from the sidelines: "I can't believe they spent hours rehearsing that one shot."

Click here for the latest on "Edge of Darkness."