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Ricky Gervais May Have Just Outed Jodie Foster

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:03:39 CST

While making a joke about "Jodie Foster's beaver" in his Golden Globes monologue, host Ricky Gervais noted that he hadn't seen it himself—and that he had "spoken to a lot of guys here, they haven't seen it either. That doesn't mean it's not any good." TMZ wonders whether Gervais...

Gibson on Beaver: 'I Faked It'

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:44:44 CDT

A hand puppet has been doing most of the public speaking for Mel Gibson since the release of The Beaver, but the AP notes that the star emerged slightly during the movie's Cannes premiere yesterday. Gibson turned up on the red carpet—after skipping an earlier news conference—and glibly...

Shockingly, Gibson Not One of Beaver's Many Problems

Matt Cantor — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:11:25 CDT

Jodie Foster directs The Beaver , the story of a seriously depressed man who starts speaking by way of a beaver hand-puppet. The film’s not great, but Mel Gibson is at the top of his game: "There are all kinds of problems with The Beaver . Ironically, Mel Gibson isn't one of...

Jodie on Mel: People Say Nasty Things When Drunk

Rob Quinn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:38 CDT

Beaver director Jodie Foster says she has no regrets about casting her old friend Mel Gibson as her co-star, despite the star's headline-grabbing personal life. Foster says she knows moviegoers might be wary of Gibson—who pleaded guilty to domestic abuse last week—but she's willing to defend him. "People...

Mel's Gibson's Beaver Fallout Begins

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:42:00 CST

Mel Gibson seemed to be begging for it, and now it's come: his Beaver fallout begins. The actor's bid to resurrect his career playing a depressed dad who cures himself by talking to his beaver hand puppet has taken a hilarious turn on YouTube. Altered trailers for Gibson's new film...

Mel Tries to Salvage Career With Beaver Puppet

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:05:00 CST

Mel Gibson hopes to shore up his fading career with his latest role as a depressed dad who cures himself by talking to a beaver puppet that lives on his own hand. Sounds pretty pathetic, but word is that the movie—directed by Gibson friend and fellow actor Jodie Foster—...

Jodie Foster: 'I Will Love Mel for the Rest of My Life'

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:46:00 CDT

Everybody hates Mel Gibson … except Jodie Foster . The actress talked to More magazine about her friend Mel before he got himself embroiled in this Oksana Grigorieva drama, recalling that “the second I met him,” while filming Maverick together in 1994, “I said, 'I will love this man for the...

5 Ways to Market Mel's Next Movie

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:13:30 CDT

Jodie Foster made two mistakes with her latest directorial effort: She named it The Beaver , and she hired Mel Gibson to star in it. Summit Entertainment originally planned to release the movie, about a guy who goes crazy (sound familiar?) and befriends a beaver hand puppet, next year. Now that...

Fake But Hot Incestuous Couples

M. Morris — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:11:32 CDT

It's taboo and generally creepy, but sometimes—under the right cinematic circumstances and with the knowledge that nobody's actually related—incest can be, well, hot. Willa Paskin of New York rounds up fictional couples who have real chemistry: Cathy and Chris Dollanganger, Flowers in the Attic: "Nothing can stop the...