Hotel Tehran

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Hotel Tehran
Directed byGuy Moshe
Screenplay byGuy Moshe
Mark Bacci
Produced by
  • Guy Moshe
  • Marina Grasic
  • Matthew G. Zamias
  • Wendy Sweetmore
  • Justin Oberman
Starring
Production
companies
  • Astral Future
  • Dreamtime Films
  • Oakhurst Entertainment
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hotel Tehran is an upcoming American action film directed by Guy Moshe and starring Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi.

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Cast

Production

The film is based on an original idea by former CIA Intelligence Special Operations Group Officer Bazzel Baz and is directed by Guy Moshe who wrote the script with Mark Bacci. Oakhurst Entertainment is financing for whom Marina Grasic is producing alongside Matthew G. Zamias for Astral Future, as well as Wendy Sweetmore of Dreamtime Films and Moshe. Baz is among the executive producers. [1] The film also includes ex-special forces and government intelligence operatives amongst the production team involved in the coordination of action sequences and helping with the modus operandi of the CIA overseas operations. [2]

Zachary Levi joined the cast in January 2024. [3] Liam Neeson joined the cast in May 2024. [4]

Principal photography took place in Mississippi in September 2024. [5] Filming locations include Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. [6]

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