What could possibly have possessed Martin Campbell, director of the James Bond films Casino Royale and GoldenEye, when he decided to guide a feature film remake of the beloved six-episode 1985 BBC-TV series Edge of Darkness that he made at the outset of his career? Not to mention with Mel Gibson, in his first onscreen role since 2003’s The Singing Detective, stepping into the shoes of original actor Bob Peck?