
Travolta dances his way through Cannes again with ‘Gotti’
CANNES, France — John Travolta first came to Cannes 40 years ago while promoting “Grease,” and he’s still dancing along the Croisette.
The 64-year-old actor returned to the Cannes Film Festival to promote his new mafia boss John Gotti biopic “Gotti,” celebrate the anniversary of “Grease” with a screening on the beach, and, at a soiree on Tuesday night, share a few dance moves alongside rapper 50 Cent.
Travolta loves Cannes; it’s where Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” debuted two decades ago and won the festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. This year’s trip is more of a victory lap (Travolta was also to give a Masterclass talk on Wednesday) while premiering “Gotti.”
The film has had a long road to the screen. Barry Levinson was initially to direct it, then Nick Cassavetes. Eventually Kevin Connolly, the “Entourage” actor, took over. Ten days before it was to open in theatres in December, producers purchased the movie back from Lionsgate (who had planned a largely video-on-demand release), and instead will release the film June 15 with Vertical Entertainment and the distribution arm of the ticketing service MoviePass.