Liam Neeson has checked into Guy Moshe’s Hotel Tehran action thriller alongside the earlier-announced lead Zachary Levi.

Moshe wrote and will direct the project set for a summer 2024 production from Rocket Science, Oakhurst Entertainment, Astral Future and Dreamtime Films, which will handle global distribution at the Cannes Film Festival.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Liam Neeson to Hotel Tehran. He is a true thespian and an icon in our industry. The character he plays, Larry, is complex, irreverent and inspired by real people. I know his fans around the world will relish seeing him inhabit this distinct role and I can’t wait to be there to capture it,” Moshe said in a statement on Tuesday.

Neeson is also set to star in the The Naked Gun reboot set for a 2025 summer release. Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter) and from an original idea by Bazzel Baz, a former CIA intelligence officer.

“It takes an army to bring a story of this nature to life and we are fortunate to have the experience of top ex-special forces and government intelligence operatives leading the charge. We know they will help craft this film and arm the actors, including the incomparable Liam Neeson and the dynamic Zachary Levi, with the care and authenticity it deserves,” producer Wendy Sweetmoore said in her own statement.

The producer credits are shared by Matthew G. Zamias, Marina Grasic, Sweetmore and Moshe. Baz executive produces along with Harel Kodesh, Justin C. Oberman and Arbel Kodesh. 

Moshe directed the action thriller Bunraku, starring Josh Hartnett, LX 2048 and the drama Holly with Ron Livingston. Neeson is represented by CAA. Moshe is represented by CAA and Echo Lake.  

“It’s not been too successful for me, I’ll be honest,” Zayn added. “Everyone accused me of catfishing. They’re like, ‘What are you using Zayn Malik’s pictures for?’ I’ve been kicked off once or twice.”

But for the 31-year-old, life with his daughter on his Pennsylvania farm is enough for him at the moment, and he’s not eager to fall in love. 

Zayn continued, “I’m really content and happy with being single for the first time in my life.”

Leading up to his fourth studio album release, Zayn has a lot to be happy about. And while his past relationships are being kept in the rearview, it doesn’t seem like he has any regrets—especially when it comes to his daughter. 

“Since I’ve had my daughter, the main thing in my mind is trying to be a good example to her,” Zayn said on a June episode of Call Her Daddy. “I want her to be able to look at me and be like, ‘My dad’s doing this.'”

Keep reading to see all of Zayn’s moments with his and Gigi’s daughter.

Sarah Jessica Parker may play an iconic writer onscreen, but in real life, she’s more of a reader.

“Books change lives,” she says. “Books are often people’s best friends. They are the best companions. They’re deeply loyal.”

For years now, Parker has taken her love of reading a step further by working directly with authors as a publisher. She started her own book imprint, SJP Lit, with independent publisher Zando in 2022. She previously launched SJP for Hogarth in 2017.

TODAY.com sat down to talk books with , who published her debut novel “Women and Children First” with SJP Lit.

Grabowski describes the attention around her book, which came out on May 7, as “surreal.”

“So many books are coming out today, and I think especially as a debut, it’s really hard to get attention on your book, because you’re competing with so many excellent novels,” she tells TODAY.com.

“To have someone like Sarah Jessica, who’s really respected as a reader and for her literary tastes, is amazing, because it opens up a whole audience that I don’t know if I would have access to otherwise. I feel very lucky.”

She couldn’t have found a more enthusiastic cheerleader than Parker, whose goal in the weeks ahead is to “shine a white hot spotlight on this book and this author.”

She calls her books a “huge responsibility.”

“It’s enormously exciting. And I just feel like really, my job is to do everything I can to amplify it when the time comes,” Parker says.

When asked what she looks for in potential literary fiction books for her imprint, Parker simply points at her copy of “Women and Children First.”

“What I’m looking for is a singular voice, someone who feels confident enough to be themselves as a writer, to not feel that there are reference points that they need to draw on in order to feel safe, or to be a commercial success,” she says.

Parker says her instincts as a publisher are similar to hers as a reader.

“I love women’s stories. I’m not exclusively interested in them, but I seem to be drawn to them, and I think that’s because for so long, I didn’t see them as much in contemporary fiction, so skillfully and masterfully offered,” she says.

“Women and Children First” weaves together ten women’s perspectives to explore the impact of a teenage girl’s death in a fictional Massachusetts small town.

During the writing process, Grabowski drew on her memories of growing up in a similar setting and encountering new perspectives when she left.

She was heartened by the early critical and audience responses to her book.

“What’s contained in this book is everything that’s been important and interesting to me over my entire life,” she says. “To have people connect with that is incredibly meaningful.”

As a publisher, Parker hopes to facilitate connections between authors and readers.

“I feel a responsibility to have the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with a writer like Alina,” she says.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity and responsibility, and it’s a thrill to talk about somebody else’s work,” she continues.

In fact, she’d prefer to talk about books, period: “It’s the easiest conversation to have.”

Beyond her publishing imprint, Parker chronicles her voracious reading habits on with piles of books.

“Books become these very important possessions in people’s lives,” she says. “The experience of reading it, and the memory of it, the sort of sadness that can accompany it that you want to feel — you know, pushing on a bruise and being part of the characters’ triumphs, or sitting and standing with them when it’s a heartrending story.”

Parker’s enthusiasm for disappearing into a book hasn’t dissipated.

“It’s a thrill to connect with readers like me who, if they had their druthers, they’d be inside of a book all day,” she says.

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