Or she shot this movie before officially retiring.
And barring the uglification for Oscar contention (like the movie Monster), intentionally making yourself look that ugly on a woman accents the worst in people’s minds, potentially ending your career.
This was 5 years ago when she came out as Gay and retired. I know it takes a long time to make a movie but probably not that long. It was a wishy washy statement though and suggested she wanted to work behind the camera. People are entitled to change their mind I suppose. She could have just been going through a difficult time in her life. I like her as an actor. I do wish actors could learn to keep their mouths shut about their political leanings though. It muddies the waters too much.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/14/jodie-foster-reveals-gay-suggests-retiring.html