A John Travolta movie which was being filmed on a Paris housing estate has been halted due to rioting and vandalism.
The movie, From Paris With Love, was intended to highlight social problems in the suburbs surrounding the French capital. However, those problems became far too real when gangs of youths on the Les Bosquets estate torched ten of the movie's cars and threatened crew.
"All ten of the vehicles set to be used in the film were burnt out and there were threats aimed at support crew," said a production spokesman.
"There’s no now possibility of Mr Travolta or any of the other stars of the film operating in such a dangerous area. The scenes we were mean to do here will now be shot elsewhere."
The film, starring Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, is to be respected French director Luc Besson’s last film.
Pulp Fiction star Travolta reportedly wanted to get as close as possible to the troubled areas, considered to be among the worst in Europe. He and his wife Kelly Preston were due to spend the next three months living close to Montfermeil.
Reacting to the cancellation, Montfermeil’s mayor Xavier Lemoine said: ‘I’m very sad for all residents who were due to take part in this production.’