More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n The Guardian described the High Rollers as \u201ca cheap-ass knockoff of Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/a>\u201d and \u201ca heart-slowing work of staggering stupidity and charmlessness.\u201d Travolta, who once commanded $20 million per picture, isn\u2019t as in demand as he was in the \u201990s, and there\u2019s likely some Hollywood ageism<\/a> at play when it comes to being offered choice roles.<\/p>\n Director Randall Emmett and Lala Kent at the Midnight in the Switchgrass film premiere held at Regal LA Live on July 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n An anonymous Disney executive told the Daily Mail<\/a>, \u201cIf Travolta had stopped after his Pulp Fiction comeback, he would have gone down in Hollywood history as one of the all-time greats. A legend who came back for one last hurrah. But now he\u2019s like that sad guest who has overstayed his welcome at the party.\u201d The ageism issue is right there if you read between the lines.<\/p>\n Travolta also experience a tremendous loss when his wife, Kelly Preston, died in July 2020 to breast cancer. He has openly spoken about his grief since her passing.<\/p>\n \u201cMourning is individual and experiencing your own journey is what can lead to healing,\u201d he told Esquire Spain<\/a> in April 2021. \u201cThe most important thing you can do to help another when they are in mourning is to allow them to live it and not complicate it with yours.\u201d<\/p>\n His personal situation likely changed his focus from his career to his family with daughter Ella, 25, and son Benjamin, 14. Travolta and Preston also shared son Jett, who died in 2009 at the age of 16 following a seizure.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s one thing Travolta is known for, it\u2019s a Hollywood comeback. He did with Pulp Fiction after his young career success with Grease and Saturday Night Live, and we have a feeling Travolta will do it again.<\/p>\n Before you go, click here to see the top 10 TV shows that don\u2019t shy away from dealing with grief. <\/strong><\/p>\n Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Sign up for SheKnows’ Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you heard of John Travolta\u2019s latest movie, High Rollers? You are probably in good company if you…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[9476,185,34694,171,34693,21027,34692,34691,20185,67,132,68,10040],"class_list":{"0":"post-44795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-bruce-willis","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-controversial-filmmaker","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-high-rollers","13":"tag-john-travolta","14":"tag-lala-kent","15":"tag-randall-emmett","16":"tag-sexual-harassment","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-vanderpump-rules"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114809426761823066","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Director](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/777ac187ee241cccaba9635c21b2768a.jpeg\"\/)
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