John Travolta was once again turning heads as he stepped out with his striking new look amid the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
The movie legend, 72, was back just hours after being trolled by fans when he took to the red carpet on Saturday sporting a beige beret and dyed beard.
Travolta was once again modelling kooky headwear, this time a black beret with matching spectacles, at a photocall for his new movie Propeller One-Way Night Coach.
Looking slimmer than ever he cut a stylish figure in an all black ensemble which featured a velvet shirt and skinny trousers.
Travolta was once again joined by nepo baby daughter Ella Bleu, 26, who stars in the movie, looking stylish in a black and white dress.
The actor and trained Pilot has written and directed the movie, with its official synopsis reading: ‘Young aviation enthusiast Jeff and his mother embark on a cross-country flight to Hollywood that transforms into a life-changing journey filled with unexpected moments’.
John Travolta was once again turning heads as he stepped out with his striking new look amid the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday
The movie legend, 72, was back just hours after being trolled by fans when he took to the red carpet on Saturday sporting a beige beret and dyed beard
On Friday (pictured) Travolta looked near-unrecognisable as he modeled the cream headgear, accessorising with a pair of gold spectacles, and showing off a trimmer frame
On Friday Travolta looked near-unrecognisable as he modeled the cream headgear, accessorising with a pair of gold spectacles, and showing off a trimmer frame.
Not content with his bookish new look drawing attention, Travolta was seen pulling a series of zany poses on the red carpet, flashing the peace sign and dramatically throwing his hands into the air.
His transformation was swiftly roasted by fans online who declared: ‘Who is that?’
Others wrote: ‘The hat is fine but what’s with the beard? He’s in his 70’s and his beard is black lmao.’
‘Had some cosmetic work. Looks 30 years younger.
‘It’s weird when 70-year-old men dye their beards black.’
‘It must be so nice to have so much money you can dress like a surrealist painter on the Left Bank of Paris in the 1930s,;
‘WHO is that and what have they done with John Travolta?!
‘Looks like she’s standing next to his Madame Tussaud’s wax statue.’
Others praised the star’s new look, writing: ‘Wow. He looks like a real artist now’ and ‘Man’s still fine with all them wrinkles. Hello pappy.’
The Grease star looked a million miles from his former self (pictured right 2024)
Travolta was once again modelling kooky headwear at a photocall for his new movie Propeller One-Way Night Coach (pictured with his honorary Palme d’Or)
This time he opted for a black beret with matching spectacles
Looking slimmer than ever he cut a stylish figure in an all black ensemble which featured a velvet shirt and skinny trousers
Travolta was once again joined by nepo baby daughter Ella Bleu , 26, who stars in the movie, looking stylish in a black and white dress
Travolta and his late wife, Kelly Preston, also share sons Ben, 15, and the late Jett, who died in 2009 aged 16 after suffering a seizure during a family vacation in the Bahamas
Not content with his bookish new look drawing attention, Travolta was seen pulling a series of zany poses on the red carpet on Friday
His transformation was swiftly roasted by fans online who declared: ‘Who is that?’
Others wrote: ‘The hat is fine but what’s with the beard? He’s in his 70’s and his beard is black lmao.’
Travolta was later seen weeping as he was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or ahead of the world premiere of his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which stars Ella.
He said: ‘This is beyond the Oscar. Surprise complement! I can’t believe this. This is the last thing I expected.
He told Cannes director Thierry Fremaux: ‘You said this would be a special night, but I didn’t know it would mean this.
‘This is a humbling moment, so thank you, Thierry, from the bottom of my heart. When I met with you in November, I had no expectation that my film would be accepted.
‘And when Thierry said it was not only accepted but it was making history because it would be the first film ever accepted that early, I cried like a baby because I just couldn’t believe it.
‘Because in my opinion, you are the most discerning person in the movie industry. I was just happy to be here! I never expected this. Thank you so much.’
According to the official synopsis, Propeller One-Way Night Coach tells the story of a ‘young airplane enthusiast Jeff (newcomer Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) who set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime.
Travolta was later seen weeping as he was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or ahead of the world premiere of his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which stars Ella.
He said of his honorary awatd: ‘This is beyond the Oscar. Surprise complement! I can’t believe this. This is the last thing I expected.
The actor and trained Pilot has written and directed the movie, with its official synopsis reading: ‘Young aviation enthusiast Jeff and his mother embark on a cross-country flight to Hollywood that transforms into a life-changing journey filled with unexpected moments’
He said: ‘This is beyond the Oscar. Surprise complement! I can’t believe this. This is the last thing I expected.
‘Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers, and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy’s future.’
The movie is based on the 1997 children’s book of the same name that Travolta wrote.
Travolta and his late wife, Kelly Preston, also share sons Ben, 15, and the late Jett, who died in 2009 aged 16 after suffering a seizure during a family vacation in the Bahamas.
The book was also a tribute to Travolta’s lifelong passion for aviation and was inspired by his own childhood memories of watching the planes take off from LaGuardia airport in New York.
