Mel Gibson has a gun! He’s in Boston outside of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and he’s shooting a gun a movie.

In the upcoming Edge of Darkness, Mel Gibson plays homicide detective Thomas Craven, a man investigating the death of his activist daughter. He uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Legend Of Zorro) and co-starring Ray Winstone, you can see Edge of Darkness next year. But for now, we have 7 more pictures from the set, and Mel Gibson looks amazingly crazy in all of them.

It’s like he’s incapable of not looking mildly insane. And in that last one, there’s something in his mouth. Thus far, Mel Gibson is 0 for 8 in restoring viewer confidence through production photos.

[Splash]