Your Reaction
Travolta's Next Movie Delayed
The fallout from the $70 million John Travolta flop "Battlefield Earth" may affect the release of the star's next movie, "Numbers," which was originally set to open July 14 -- at the height of the summer sizzle. "I wouldn't be surprised if Paramount ended up pushing it back to Christmas," Robert Bucksbaum, president of ReelSource (a box-office tracker), told the New York Post. Bucksman believes the studio wants to distance the comedy from "Battlefield Earth," which "left a bad taste in moviegoers' mouths." Travolta, a Scientologist, intended "Earth" as a tribute to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, who wrote the sci-fi novel on which the movie was based. In "Numbers," Travolta plays a TV weatherman who tries to rig the numbers with his station's Lotto ball girl (Lisa Kudrow). "The July opening was a hilariously optimistic thing," the comedy's writer-director Nora Ephron told the Post, adding that she didn't know whether or not the status of "Battlefield Earth" played any part in her movie's delayed release.
Latest News
Wednesday, 08:00PM EDT
Only on People.com
TV Watch
Clare Bowen Says to 'Expect the Unexpected' on Nashville's Finale
On Newsstands Now
- Brad's Devotion: The Inside Story
- Oklahoma Tornado: Heroic Rescues
- Michael Douglas on Catherine's Health
Pick up your copy on newsstands
Click here for instant access to the Digital Magazine
Advertisement




















