U.S. film legend John Travolta will current his directorial debut “Propeller One-Way Night Coach”, a couple of younger boy’s journey within the “golden age of aviation”, on the Cannes Film Festival in May, organizers mentioned Thursday.
The movie, to make its world premiere, is customized from the 72-year-old star’s personal 1997 e-book, impressed by his lifelong ardour for aviation, the pageant mentioned.
Among the three Travolta movies showcased on the Festival de Cannes prior to now was “Pulp Fiction” (1994), famed for the actor’s two-fingered swipe in its cult dance scene.
“The unforgettable Vince Vega of Pulp Fiction returns to the Croisette for an event as unexpected as it is exciting: his very first film as a director,” the pageant mentioned.
Travolta wrote the e-book for his son Jett, who suffered from epileptic seizures and died in 2009 on the age of 16.
The movie follows a younger airplane fanatic Jeff and his mom embarking on a one-way journey to Hollywood.
“The story unfolds as a nostalgic journey set in the golden age of aviation,” the pageant mentioned.
“The journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy’s future,” the assertion mentioned, including that one of many flight attendants is performed by the star’s solely daughter, Ella Bleu, 25.
The actor, who grew up not removed from LaGuardia Airport close to New York, is knowledgeable pilot and started flying when he was 15.
“Travolta is certified to fly Boeing 707s, 737s, and 747s, Bombardier’s Global Express and was the first private pilot to fly an Airbus A380,” the pageant mentioned.
Travolta has grow to be a pop‑tradition icon, celebrated for his roles in movies equivalent to Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), and Hairspray (2007).
“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” will make its world debut on Apple TV in May.
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