By Advocate.com Editors

Originally published on Advocate.com May 25 2001 12:00 AM ET

Jodie Foster is trying to make amends for dropping out as jury president at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress-director, who withdrew from her jury post in order to make a film, has made an informal promise to festival president Gilles Jacob that she will serve on the jury at the earliest opportunity.