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The Beaver premiers at SXSW

By: Brent Tuttle | March 21, 2011 | Film

Mel Gibson’s latest film, The Beaver premiered last night at the 2011 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. The movie, starring and directed by Jodie Foster, tells the story of a troubled husband, father and CEO of a failing toy company. As Walter (Mel Gibson) sinks closer to rock bottom, he stumbles upon a hand puppet named The Beaver, that becomes an omnipresent spokesperson for his inner thoughts and emotions both at work and at home. The redemption tale written by Kyle Killen, made it on the 2008 Black List (a list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year) and also features Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence (as seen on the current cover of Malibu Magazine). The Hollywood tabloids are hesitant to forgive Gibson for his past transgressions, but the reviews so far indicate that his performance and this film are nothing short of spectacular. Check out the trailer below.