John Travolta Debuted Another New Beret on the Cannes Red Carpet After Crying Onstage and We Love It
John Travolta's new look is getting a lot of attention, and the movie legend just debuted another new beret on the red carpet in Cannes.
The legendary actor, 72, a movie icon with roles ranging from Pulp Fiction and Saturday Night Fever to Grease and Look Who's Talking under his belt, has caused quite a stir at the Cannes Film Festival. He's there as the director of Propeller One-Way Night Coach, his new film that features Ella Bleu Travolta, his stunning 26-year-old daughter with his late wife, Kelly Preston. While Ella tackles the role of a flight attendant in the film, she's been working the red carpet throughout the iconic film festival with her dad.
After hitting the red carpet at the Karma premiere in a white beret, Travolta showed us he has another piece of fancy headgear where that came from. The actor hit the photocall at Palais des Festivals for Propeller One-Way Night Coach on Saturday in a black beret. We're hoping he brought an entire collection of hats with him to France. Or as we're hoping he calls them, chapeaux!
Travolta was Moved to Tears Onstage
Travolta was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or, the festival's most coveted honor.
"I can't believe this. This is the last thing I expected," he told the crowd, as seen in a video shared by Variety.
John Travolta cries as he accepts his surprise Palme d'Or at #Cannes: "This is beyond the Oscar"https://t.co/K2FMG42GC1pic.twitter.com/bFdbEkj0Np
— Variety (@Variety) May 15, 2026
While thanking Cannes director Thierry Fremaux, Travolta described the moment as "humbling" and shared, "This is beyond the Oscar," USA Today reported. "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."
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What is John Travolta's New Film About?
"Young airplane enthusiast Jeff (newcomer Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime," reads an official synopsis for the movie. "Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu Travolta 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."
Check out Ella Bleu in the trailer for her father's film below, which will premiere on Apple TV on May 29.
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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM.