John Travolta at Cannes Film Festival talks about his feature directorial debut 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach'
Pedro Almodóvar Speaks Out Against Donald Trump, Canal+ Talent Boycott At Cannes: “Worst Thing To Happen To Us Is To Stay Silent” ‘Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu’ Hopes To Hyper-Space To $160M Global Opening Over Memorial Day Weekend – Box Office Preview72-year-old 2x Oscar nominated actor John Travolta finally made his feature directorial debut with an adaptation of the 1997 novella he wrote,Soon after Travolta penned the Warner published children’s book based on his life as a young boy flying with his mother on posh flights in the early 1960s, who then falls in love with aviation, he wasn’t amused by the pitches he was hearing.
“When I started to hear their input of who would play the mother, the music — this is too personal. I have my soundtrack, I have the people who should play the mother and play me,” he saidRomance Drama 'Prisoners Of Paradise', Starring Ellie Bamber & Rhona Mitra, Scores North American Deal -- Cannes MarketHe then decided as he’s schedule freed up, “If you want to solve the problem of not having to answer to anybody, you better finance it yourself, you better produce it yourself, and you better direct yourself.
” The result is a very polished, high-end 1960s homage to the rich days of air travel; Travolta shooting in JFK’s vintage TWA hanger while also finding airplanes and airplane memorabilia of the era . Then there’s Travolta’s leading man, Clark Shotwell, a young doppelganger if there ever was one of Englewood, NJ native. Shotwell plays a young Travolta in the film capturing the actor’s deadpan nuance and timing that moviegoers are well acquainted with.
Credit is due to Ellen Travolta, John’s sister, who was working with Shotwell in a Christmas show in Idaho. She encouraged her brother to audition Shotwell for the role. In our video interview above, Travolta expands more on making the film, finding Kelly Eviston-Quinnett to play his mother, as well as working with his daughter Ella Bleu Travolta. if the passion matched. ”Trump Backs Spencer Pratt For Mayor As IATSE Endorses Karen BassComments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored.
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