Mel and Beaver hit Manhattan

Posted by Jane Murphy

Keith Harris, eat your heart out! (Sometimes it’s probably best not to go for the obvious gag at first, don’t you think?)

So here’s fallen Hollywood hero Mel Gibson wandering round New York with a beaver on his arm.

Why? Well, he’s in the midst of filming new movie, The Beaver, which tells the everyday story of a man who can only communicate through his - you guessed it! - toy beaver.

Yesterday saw Mel (and Beaver) hit Rockefeller Plaza to film scenes in which the pair make a guest appearance on breakfast TV show Today.

Jodie Foster is both directing and co-starring in the movie: apparently, she plays Mel’s wife who’s understandably grown tired of his beaver-obsessed behaviour.

Sounds brilliant, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you - but I can’t wait for that one to hit the big screen…

Pictures: Big Pictures

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