[MaryJane]

Canadian rocker AVRIL LAVIGNE's Hollywood career is going from strength to strength - she is soon to appear in THE FLOCK alongside her childhood hero RICHARD GERE.

Lavigne has always dreamed of a future in acting despite her chart success.

And after lending her voice to animated caper OVER THE HEDGE, she is slowly but surely climbing the ladder to screen stardom - even though she only has one scene in The Flock.

She tells MTV, "I have one scene in it. It's with CLAIRE DANES and Richard Gere, and Richard Gere was, like, really cool. In between takes he was like totally giving me pointers.

"It was so crazy; I've known of him since I was so little. My parents thought that was so cool".

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