Two-time Oscar® nominee John Travolta will be starring in the thriller MOOSE directed by Limp Bizkit frontmanFred Durst. Principal photography is now underway in Alabama for Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Media Group. The film has based the events from Fred Durst’s own life. MOOSE was written by Durst with Dave Bekerman.

John Travolta will be playing the title character Moose – a rabid movie fan obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar, played by Devon Sawa (“Final Destination,” “Nikita”). As Moose’s obsession grows stronger, his fixation turns from stalking to an ambition of destroying the star’s life. The story was inspired by a real-life fan who stalked Durst many years ago.

The producers of MOOSE include Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi (AMBI Media Group) and Oscar Generale and Daniel Grodnik (Wonderfilm Media). AMBI Pictures and Media Finance Capital (MFC) will fully finance the film and Executive Producer on behalf of Media Finance Capital are David Gilbery (McQueen, The Survivalist, Bone Tomahawk), and Charles Dorfman (The King’s Speech, Shame). Richard Salvatore, Kirk Shaw, Bret Saxon and Jeff Bowler will serve as Executive Producers and Co-Executive Producers are Linda Favila and Anson Downes.

MOOSE will be the second collaboration between AMBI and John Travolta. Travolta starred with music superstar Shania Twain in AMBI’s father/son stock car racing film TRADING PAINT, which is in post-production. Durst previously directed feature films, THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS and THE LONGSHOT.

“There certainly is no shortage of amazing Fred Durst stories to tell, but this one, in particular, is unequivocally cinematic in how it plays out. John’s range as an actor will once again be shown off as he steps into a character that Fred is all too familiar with – making this pairing so exciting. We have great producing partners in Dan and Oscar, and a great story for John and Fred to bring to life. We couldn’t be happier,” said Andrea Iervolino.