Travolta dances his way through Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — 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.

Travolta has been with the project for more than eight years. Kelly Preston, Travolta’s wife,

plays Gotti’s wife, Victoria.

“Even though I’ve played New Yorkers before, I’ve not quite played that kind of New Yorker,” Travolta said in an interview.

The film is based on the book Shadow of My Father by John A. “Junior” Gotti, who was a frequent presence on set. Gotti’s children also starred on A&E’s 2004-2005 reality TV series Growing Up Gotti.