John Travolta's career looks like it desperately needs a second comeback. We thought it might happen with his excellent turn as OJ Simpson's lawyer, Robert Shapiro, in 2016’s “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” Ever since then? Nada. Zilch. Zero.
His next project does sound fascinating “The Fanatic,” a film directed by Fred Durst, yes of Limp Bizkit fame “The Fanatic” is based on a real-life experience that Durst had. The film is about an obsessed fan, played by Travolta, who begins stalking his favorite action-film star, played by Devon Sawa (Remember him? From “Idle Hands” and “SLC Punk?”).
With this and “Gotti,” I do believe John Travolta has entered the next phase of his career which is whatever Nicolas Cage has been doing these last 20 years. I’m excited! I presume Amazon having the streaming rights will help more people see this movie. It’s supposed to be released on the streaming platform June 29th. It will then hit limited theaters on September 6th