Academy award-winning director Oliver Stone admits he was keen to make ‘Savages’ due to his love of marijuana.

The JFK filmmaker say he’s been smoking the drug for 40 years and he put some of his experiences into the violent adaptation of the cult crime novel.

He’s assembled a stellar cast including John Travolta, Salma Hayek and Blake Lively.

Benicio Del Toro says he’s been a massive fan of Travolta ever since Grease: