John Travolta Is a Creepy Celebrity Stalker

John Travolta is unrecognizable in The Fanatic trailer. The actor is playing a creepy celebrity stalker in Limp BIzkit front man Fred Durst's upcoming thriller and it looks like we finally have a release date for the long awaited movie. It was supposed to premiere at Cannes, but Travolta pulled it at the last minute because he was reportedly not happy with the most recent cut. However, it looks like everything is set to start rolling soon.

The Fanatic is all set to open in select theaters on August 30th. The project was originally called Moose (named after John Travolta's character), but it was later changed, leading to some confusion with the release date due to another movie coming out entitled Moose. But, everything seems to have worked out and the trailer looks excellent. John Travolta is intense as Moose as he stalks Devon Sawa's Hunter Dunbar in what starts off innocent and ends up getting pretty extreme. "I just wanted an autograph!" shouts Moose at an autograph signing after being turned away, which Travolta makes seem very real.

In The Fanatic, John Travolta's Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose's actions begin to take a dark turn as his obsession grows stronger. As the visits continue to escalate, Hunter Dunbar finds himself in increasing danger.

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Seeing a movie by a guy who named an album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is a bit on the risky side, to say the least. However, it looks like Fred Durst has pulled off an awesome thriller, at least evidenced by the trailer. Having John Travolta and Devon Sawa helps matters, but Durst seems to have nailed the psychotic fan situation for the big screen. He more than likely has some experience in the matter from back when Limp Bizkit was on top of the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The Fanatic will open in select theaters on August 30th and will be available on VOD starting September 6th. When talking about the movie last year, John Travolta only had great things to say about working with Fred Durst. The actor noted that it is, "maybe my favorite experience I've had. He's so generous and he's such an artist." That's saying quite a bit for an actor who has had such a successful career. Travolta went on to say, "He allowed me to create a character that nobody else would allow. It's really a wild character and it's very free(ing) to do that." You can check out the trailer for The Fanatic below, thanks to the Quiver Distribution YouTube channel.

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John Travolta Is a Creepy Celebrity Stalker

Jacob's Ladder Remake Trailer Gives the Classic Thriller a Creepy Twist

The Jacob's Ladder remake trailer is finally here after years of waiting. The project has been in the works since 2013 and has gone through several changes behind-the-scenes since it was initially announced. The goal the whole time was to make a movie that paid homage to the original while making something contemporary. The original Jacob's Ladder came out in 1990 and starred Tim Robbins as a Vietnam veteran who is dealing with the loss of his young son and begins to have flashbacks, along with visions of terrifying demons.

Vertical Entertainment has picked up the Jacob's Ladder remake and they released the first trailer today. It looks intense and creepy, but one has to wonder if this is something horror fans really want to see. The movie has been on the backburner since it was shot in 2016 and has had more than a few release date changes since them. With that being said, The DISH Network will premiere the remake in July exclusively and then it will get a theatrical run beginning August 23rd.

In the Jacob's Ladder remake, Jacob Singer is getting his life back together after his brother is killed in Afghanistan. Jacob seems to have it all. He has a beautiful wife, a newborn child, and a successful career as surgeon in a VA hospital. However, things start to shift when a stranger approaches Jacob and reveals that his brother is actually alive and living in an underground shelter with other homeless vets. Jacob begins hallucinating, believes he is being followed by violent attackers, and becomes paranoid about the truth of what really happened to his brother because he never saw the dead body. When he discovers that his brother is alive and addicted to an experimental drug, he uncovers a secret he never could have been prepared for.

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With the DISH debut of the Jacob's Ladder remake before the theatrical release, it would seem that the studio does not have much faith in the long-talked about project. It's taken six years to get to this point and there have been a lot of changes to the script, which might not bode well for the movie at all. However, this is all speculation and the horror remake could end up being quite good, though one has to imagine we would have seen it a lot sooner than now if that were the case.

The Jacob's Ladder remake trailer features about two-minutes of footage. It gives a good explanation as to what the story is about as we watch Michael Ealy's version of Jacob Singer starts to go off the rails. The movie was directed by David M. Rosenthal from a script written by Jeff Buhler and Sarah Thorp. In addition to Ealy, the remake also stars Jesse Williams and Nicole Beharie. You can watch the trailer for the Jacob's Ladder remake below, thanks to the Vertical Entertainment channel.

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Jacob's Ladder Remake Trailer Gives the Classic Thriller a Creepy Twist