Filming started today in Birmingham for "Moose," a movie directed by Fred Durst and starring John Travolta.

Buddy Palmer, president and CEO of Create Birmingham, confirmed that the project is filming here and will be in the Birmingham area through March 13. Film Birmingham is part of Create Birmingham, and serves as the local film office for the greater Birmingham area.

Durst, the former frontman of Limp Bizkit, wrote the script with Dave Bekerman, according to IMDB. Travolta, 64, plays the title character, a "rabid film fan (who) stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life."

The action hero is played by Devon Sawa, 39, a Canadian actor who appeared with Travolta in 2015's "Life on the Line." His credits also include The CW TV series "Nikita" and ABC's "Somewhere Between."

About 90-95 percent of "Moose" will be filmed in the Birmingham area, inside and outside the city limits, Palmer said. No details are available on dates and locations here. The storyline takes place in Hollywood; some general location shoots are scheduled for Los Angeles, Palmer said.

Casting calls for character actors were held in Birmingham earlier this month for adult roles, both male and female, plus child actors. People from the Birmingham area also will appear in the movie as extras.

Durst, 47, is best known for his work as the prime mover of the rock band Limp Bizkit, but he's also a director, actor and producer. His directing credits include several videos (including Limp Bizkit's videos for "Nookie," "Break Stuff" and other songs), the 2008 movie "The Longshots" (starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer) and 2007's "The Education of Charlie Banks" (starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter).

Travolta previously came to Alabama in 2017 to film the movie "Trading Paint," playing a veteran race car driver who clashes with his son. The movie used locations in Hueytown and shot at least one scene at Golden Rule Bar-B-Q on U.S. 31.

One of the the producers for "Moose," Oscar Generale, was the executive producer for "Trading Paint," according to IMDB.