John Travolta is returning to the Cannes Film Festival 2026 for a career milestone: the unveiling of his first feature as a director. Night Flight to Los Angeles, announced in the selection Cannes Première, will receive its world premiere in the Debussy Hall before heading to Apple TV on May 29, 2026.
Night Flight to Los Angeles
Film | 2026
World premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2026
On Apple TV May 29, 2026
Family drama | Runtime: not announced
From John Travolta | Starring Clark Shotwell, Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Ella Bleu Travolta, Olga Hoffmann
Original title: Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Nationality: United States
The Cannes lineup gives the actor from Pulp Fiction a new role: no longer the performer tied to a handful of Cannes appearances, but a filmmaker stepping onto the Croisette to defend a deeply personal project. The film adapts a book John Travolta published in 1997, a work shaped by his long-standing connection to aviation, a theme that has threaded through his public life for decades.
The story follows Jeff, a young boy fascinated by planes, traveling across the United States with his mother on a flight to Hollywood. From this journey, Vol de Nuit pour Los Angeles takes the shape of a coming-of-age odyssey rooted in an imagination tied to the golden age of commercial aviation, marked by onboard encounters, layovers, and a discovery of a world seen from the passenger cabin.
This starting point sheds light on the project: John Travolta isn’t just directing his first feature; he’s translating a world rooted in his own life onto the screen. A pilot since adolescence, holder of several licenses and a seasoned long‑haul flyer, he has long fused cinema with aviation. Here, this passion becomes the very heart of the film, both as setting, as a childhood memory, and as its narrative engine.
The feature film is written, directed, and narrated by John Travolta. The announced cast lineup includes Clark Shotwell, Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Ella Bleu Travolta, and Olga Hoffmann. Production is led by JTP Films Inc. and Kids At Play, with John Travolta, Jason Berger, and Amy Laslett as producers.
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