John Travolta showed off a dramatic - and bizarre - new look as he took to the Cannes red carpet on Friday.

The Grease icon, 72, was trolled by fans as he donned a beret and sported a freshly dyed beard to pose with his nepo-baby daughter, Ella Bleu, 26, at the Karma screening.

Travolta looked near-unrecognizable as he modeled the cream headgear, accessorizing with a pair of gold spectacles, and showing off a trimmer frame. 

Not content with his bookish new look drawing attention, Travolta was seen pulling a series of zany poses on the red carpet, flashing the peace sign and dramatically throwing his hands into the air.

His transformation was swiftly roasted by fans online who declared: 'Who is that?'

Others wrote: 'The hat is fine but what's with the beard? He's in his 70's and his beard is black lmao.'

'Had some cosmetic work. Looks 30 years younger. 

'It’s weird when 70-year-old men dye their beards black.'

'It must be so nice to have so much money you can dress like a surrealist painter on the Left Bank of Paris in the 1930s,;

'WHO is that and what have they done with John Travolta?!

'Looks like she's standing next to his Madame Tussaud's wax statue.' 

Others praised the star's new look, writing: 'Wow. He looks like a real artist now' and 'Man's still fine with all them wrinkles. Hello pappy.'

Travolta was later seen weeping as he was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or ahead of the world premiere of his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which stars Ella.

He said: 'This is beyond the Oscar. Surprise completement! I can’t believe this. This is the last thing I expected. 

He told Cannes director Thierry Fremaux: 'You said this would be a special night, but I didn’t know it would mean this.

'This is a humbling moment, so thank you, Thierry, from the bottom of my heart. When I met with you in November, I had no expectation that my film would be accepted. 

'And when Thierry said it was not only accepted but it was making history because it would be the first film ever accepted that early, I cried like a baby because I just couldn’t believe it.

'Because in my opinion, you are the most discerning person in the movie industry. I was just happy to be here! I never expected this. Thank you so much.'

According to the official synopsis, Propeller One-Way Night Coach tells the story of a 'young airplane enthusiast Jeff (newcomer Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) who set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. 

'Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers, and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy's future.'

The movie is based on the 1997 children's book of the same name that Travolta wrote.

Travolta and his late wife, Kelly Preston, also share sons Ben, 15, and the late Jett, who died in 2009 aged 16 after suffering a seizure during a family vacation in the Bahamas.

The book was also a tribute to Travolta's lifelong passion for aviation and was inspired by his own childhood memories of watching the planes take off from LaGuardia airport in New York.