John Travolta reacts to attention his viral Cannes beret looks have gotten

John Travolta explained his bold looks astatine nan 2026 Cannes Film Festival, particularly, his prime to stone different colored berets.

The actor, 72, first caused a operation pinch his prime of headgear Friday, erstwhile he sported a slouchy achromatic beret and spectacles astatine nan premiere of his directorial debut, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.”

He followed it up nan adjacent time pinch with a achromatic beret paired pinch achromatic wire-rimmed glasses astatine nan film’s photocall Saturday.

Travolta explained that he came up pinch nan much-talked-about outfits because he wanted to coming himself arsenic a head and not an actor.

“I said, ‘I’m a head this time. You’re an actor, play nan portion of a director, look for illustration an old-school director,'” he explained to CNN.

“So I looked up pictures from nan ’20, ’30s, ’40s, ’50, ’60s, and nan old-school board wore berets, and nan glasses, and I thought, ‘That’s what I’m doing. I’m doing an homage to being a director, truthful I’m going to play nan portion of being a director.'”

The A-lister said he wanted to beryllium capable to look backmost astatine his outfits and retrieve nan moment.

“I’ll cognize — ‘Oh, that was ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach,’ that was Cannes, that’s erstwhile I won nan Palme d’Or,’ and I’ll person a vividness of it,” he shared pinch a smile.

Travolta was presented pinch an honorary Cannes Palme d’Or — nan balanced of a life accomplishment grant — astatine this year’s yearly festival.

“I’ve ne'er been much proud to triumph an award!” he posted connected Instagram Friday of nan achievement. “To maine nan Cannes Palme d’Or grant has ever represented creation astatine its finest. It is beyond a humbling experience.”

His 26-year-old daughter, Ella — who stars successful “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” alongside her begetter — commented, “I’m truthful proud of you❤️.”

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” follows a young airplane enthusiast named Jeff and his mother, who spell connected a one-way, cross-country travel to Hollywood.

It’s based connected his ain 1997 children’s caller of nan aforesaid name.

Ella, who’s been by her dad’s broadside promoting nan movie astatine Cannnes, plays a formation attendant successful nan film.