Mel Gibson has a part in Jodie Foster's Beaver
(And it’s a man’s part, har har. Yeah, I know. Everybody else’s headline is going this route, too.)
According to Variety, Mel Gibson has taken the lead role in Jodie Foster’s returning to sitting behind a camera, Beaver, about a “depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet.” Foster will also star as Gibson’s wife in the film.
The two previously starred together in 1994’s Maverick, which was a pretty fun romp. Foster has directed two previous films, Little Man Tate (which was wonderful) and Home for the Holidays (which I didn’t see but was met with wildly mixed reviews).
Variety notes that financing for the film (budgeted at a modest $18–19 million) is up in the air, but it’s possible Mel Gibson’s Icon Films might get involved. It’s not like he doesn’t have the money.
Beaver starts shooting in New York in September.
on 2009-07-20 at 09:38
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The screenplay for this movie is #1 on the 2008 Hollywood Blacklist, the list of top unproduced screenplays for the year. Expect some good things from this one.
on 2009-07-20 at 13:38
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The screenplay for this movie is #1 on the 2008 Hollywood Blacklist, the list of top unproduced screenplays for the year. Expect some good things from this one.