Here’s a press release I received in my inbox: Inaugural Entertainment has acquired the film “Hotel Tehran,” which was shot two years ago, and is now set for release sometime in 2026.
Now, “Hotel Tehran,” described as an action thriller, stars the odd pairing of Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson, and comes from Israeli director Guy Moshe. The film was shot in Mississippi, which is supposed to look like Iran in the movie.
The official description reads,
“Hotel Tehran follows a group of war-torn CIA operators mentored by ‘Larry’ (Neeson) and led by ‘Tucker’ (Levi), who, after their mission in Afghanistan goes tragically wrong, enter the heart of Tehran to earn redemption by pulling off a daring rescue.”
In the spirit of the recent boom of smaller-scaled distribution companies — Vertical, Briarcliff, Ketchup — Inaugural Entertainment was recently formed in 2025 by Kevin Weisberg and ex-BET executive Marvin Neil.
This project comes a little over a year after Levi stated how his support for Donald Trump might “constitute career suicide,” and it’s no doubt been a struggle since 2024 for the ‘Shazam’ star, as he’s starred in low-key films such as “The Unbreakable Boy” and “Sarah’s Oil.”
As for Neeson, he’s coming off “Naked Gun,” but has more or less been sticking to making these cheapie action movies such as “Ice Road 2,” “Absolution,” “Cold Storage,” “The Mongoose,” and the upcoming “4 Kids Walk Into a Bank.”
So there's a script. That's something. It looks as though “The Movie Critic” really is dead and buried, and that this is a brand-new project, and title, but the premise is unknown.