The subject matter of the film is not easy and having an embattled lead actor is tough, but Jodie Foster put up a good fight at The Beaver photo call in Cannes, when the absent star, Mel Gibson, and his recent actions dominated the press.

Foster directed her longtime friend in the film about a depressed business man who finds himself only able to communicate honestly with his family through his hand puppet; a beaver.

The 48 year-old actress said that Gibson was the right actor for this role, regardless of anything else going on in his life.

“He really understood the character in a way that was extraordinary,” Foster told press. “I think that he was willing to go to such a deep place and willing to expose himself in some ways, to really talk about something he knows a lot about which is struggle, wanting to change, wanting to transform yourself, not wanting to be who you are and I’m so grateful for that performance.”

Gibson’s personal life exploded into a tabloid nightmare again when tapes of the actor verbally assaulting his then lover Oksana Grigorieva hit the net and he was charged with battery.

Asked if she thought this movie will be a public rehabilitation of Gibson’s persona, Foster said she had “no idea” but feels his performance is raw and exposed.

“I know that he is incredibly proud of the movie and I think that he is proud of what he’s shown and I think he wants people to see that side of him and he’s an incredibly private man so what he shows on screen is deep as you could possibly get,” Foster replied.

Foster and Gibson will appear at the premiere tonight.

Photos of Jodie at the photo call are below. (Read the article)

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Jodie Foster has had an uphill battle on her hands in promoting her latest effort, The Beaver.

With a premise that’s challenging to market – a depressed man who uses a beaver hand puppet to communicate with everyone around him – and it’s star, Mel Gibson, who’s off screen life has overshadowed the film and pushed the release date as he has battled the court of public opinion, Foster has persevered with the project.

She stands by the embattled actor, steadfastly refusing to let her opinion sway.

“He’s so incredibly loving and sensitive, he really is,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with on a movie. And he’s not saintly, and he’s got a big mouth, and he’ll do gross things your nephew would do. But I knew the minute I met him that I would love him the rest of my life.”

Regardless of the taped screaming matches between Gibson and his former lover Oksana Grigorieva, the actress and director maintains her support for him and praises his performance.

“God, I love that man,” Foster says. “The performance he gave in this movie, I will always be grateful for. He brought a lifetime of pain to the character that we’ve been talking about for years, that I knew was part of his psyche and who he is. It’s part of him that is beautiful and that I want people to know, too. I can’t ever regret that.”

Loyalty isn’t found in Hollywood often so it’s pretty stunning that someone like Gibson has inspired this in Foster.

The Beaver premiered at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas yesterday and is already garnering positive reviews. The film finally gets a limited released on May 6th.

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Precious took off with another pack of statuettes at the Independent Spirit Awards Friday night.  I love the ISAs – they’re kind of like the anti-Oscars.   But just like the Academy Awards, the ISAs have their share of red carpet triumphs and disasters.   Here’s the highlights.

The good:  Rosario Dawson, flawless and simple in gray lace.  Gabourey Sidibe looking very elegant and really, really pretty.  And when did Maria Bello get so hot?!

The bad: Rachelle Lefevre wrapped in someone’s drapes. Ricki Lake… it would take someone with a hell of a lot of style to pull off a fringed cocktail dress, a leather jacket and pearls, and you are not that woman, hon.  Jodie Foster and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) wearing the same jacket!  Alan Cumming with more makeup on than most of the women.   Brittany Snow wearing the linoleum flooring from some diner.

The ugly:  Maggie Gyllenhaal in whatever the heck that is.  A jumpsuit?  Oh, Maggie.   Was the saggy side boob really necessary?

And finally, the slutty:  Mariah Carey.  I swear, she could make a nun’s habit look skanky.  If she’d pick clothes that actually fit, it would improve things about 147%.

For a complete list of Independent Spirit Awards nominees and winners, click here.

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Here are new shots of Mel Gibson in The Beaver with… the beaver.

I really don’t know what to make of this movie, it looks like it’s going to be really bizarre. But with Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson working together, I’m sure we’ll get quality.

Source: Splash News

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Mel Gibson is set to star in the upcoming film Beaver of which Jodie Foster is directing and co-starring.

Gibson will play a depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet. On top of helming, Foster will play the role of the man’s wife.

Foster boarded the project and brought it to Gibson, with whom she co-starred in 1994′s ”Maverick.”

I’m automatically interested in this movie because of these two actors. Strange premise, but we know Gibson can play crazy!

Source: Variety

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Jodie Foster is fueling pregnancy rumors by wearing a relaxed purple dress and a bump this weekend.

An onlooker said: “Jodie definitely looked bigger than she usually does. Her stomach was enlarged and her breasts looked as though they had grown as well.

“She was glowing though. She didn’t have any make-up on and she still looked beautiful.”

Jodie broke up with her lover, Cydney Bernard, in May after being together for fourteen years. Jodie has also kept mum about the father of her other two children, Kit and Charlie, after using in vitro fertilisation to get pregnant with them. No matter the case, I hope that we can say congratulations to Jodie because a baby is a baby!

Photo Source: Daily Mail

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Oscar winner Jodie Foster has always had an understated elegance about her, showing up often in�sleek Armani�for award shows and red carpets. She has never been accused of being a fashion slave or victim before, until now. Is she now part of the trend of women who are exercising so much, their hands are so veiny and unattractive?

The Oscar-winning actress was seen at the premiere for new family film Nims Island, and she exposed her decidedly thin-looking frame, and a worryingly bony breastplate, in a low-cut green dress.

The pictures also revealed her seriously veiny hands, which could mean the actress has succumbed to the over-training associated with celebrities such as Madonna and Angelina Jolie.

This part year seems to be some what of a turning point for Foster. She has publicly acknowledged her longtime partner, Cydney Bernard, after years of speculation about her sexuality. Foster has always been the anti-thesis to many of the desperate and vapid actresses in Hollywood. As long as she’s happy and healthy then she is good by me.

�compare Foster’s hands to Madonna’s

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One of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood, Jodie Foster and her longtime companion Cydney Bernard, has finally been publicly acknowledged by Foster. The actress has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep her personal life just that, private and personal since the assasination attempt on then president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley�Jr. to impress her.

The star is regularly seen out with film producer Cydney Bernard, and the couple have been raising Foster’s two children Charles, nine, and six-year-old Kit.

She made the acknowledgment after receiving an award by the Hollywood Reporter at a Power 100 breakfast last week.

She thanked “my beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss.”

It’s nice to see Foster comfortable enough to acknowledge her relationship. I know she is someone who really likes her privacy but it’s great to see her revel in her happiness. So many other child stars turn out so badly.

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Jodie Foster was photographed with what�appeared to be a hearing aid in her left ear. The picture, while not the most flattering,�was taken of her and her long-term female companion, Cydney Bernard, strolling in Rome.

And in her left ear was what appeared to be a flesh-coloured hearing aid – something never before photographed during her countless public appearances.

Hearing loss�can be�incredibly difficult on a person and their loved ones. I hope Jodie does not have actually have that at the age of 44.

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Don’t we all…�With all the press Lindsay, Paris and Britney have been getting lately, it’s nice to see that the one�child star�who had a real reason to have a public melt down is still going strong. Remember the assination attempt on then president Ronald Regan’s life, by David Hinckley, who was trying to impress Jodie Foster? Now that’s a legitimate excuse to go publicly insane.

Jodie said, “Can I just ask, where is her mother? I mean, really, where is her mother?”

“When I was their age, there were no big 18-year-old stars… Now, we want the 17-year-olds so we can bleed them for all they’re worth and squeeze as much money as we possibly can out of them – and then their career will be over in something like three years.”

Of course Dina, had a response about not judging her, blah blah blah… Read it here if you must.

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