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John Travolta, still in mourning over the death of his teenage son earlier this year, issued a rare public statement urging fans to see his latest movie, “The Taking of Pelham 123,” which he filmed last year.

“I promise, you won’t be disappointed,” said Travolta, who plays a deranged ex-inmate who takes hostages on a New York subway.

Travolta did not join co-star Denzel Washington in the promotional tour for the movie — which hits theaters Friday — because he said his family needed “additional time to reconcile our loss.”

His son Jett, 16, was found unconscious on January 2 while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. The teen was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, local police said.

Washington, who plays a subway train dispatcher forced to face down Travolta’s character, said he talked to the actor about three weeks ago.