Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi lead a team of battle-weary CIA operatives on a mission to save Tehran after a failed operation in Afghanistan in the first trailer for The Correction, released July 21. The action film, directed by Guy Moshe, has already drawn comparisons to “13 Hours” and “Sicario” ahead of its theatrical release on September 11th.
Liam Neeson growls as he returns to familiar territory with a line built for trailers: “I may deceive you, but I will never lie to you.” That’s the hook in Guy Moshe’s July 21 book “The Fix,” which teases a squad of broken CIA operatives back in action after an Afghan mission went wrong. Their next job takes them to Tehran, where Neeson’s mentor Larry and Tucker Zachary Levi are trying to orchestrate one clean rescue from the rubble. Early look critics have already picked 13 Hours and Sicario as benchmarks, and with a September 11 release date set, the timing alone suggests this film is looking to hit hard.
The first trailer for The Fix has appeared on the website. July 21, 2026and don’t waste time setting the mood. The film’s director, Guy Moshe, sends a team of beaten CIA agents to Tehran. Liam Neeson consolidation of the mission. Early reports drew parallels with 13 Hours, Argo, Sicario and Black Hawk Down.
Failed Mission, Last Chance for Redemption
The story begins with failure. After an operation in Afghanistan goes tragically wrong, a group of war-torn operators get a chance to regain their reputation by conducting a daring rescue mission in Tehran, where a heist almost immediately goes wrong. Neeson plays Larry, the team’s veteran mentor, and Zachary Levi takes on Tucker, the man who actually guides him on the ground. The trailer leans heavily into this dynamic: measured judgment on one side, raw urgency on the other.
A deep bench in front of and behind the camera.
The ensemble around the two leads is complex. Titus WelliverFamiliar to millions as the leading man of Bosch, he will join Elnaaz Noroozi, Wes Chatham, Jake Choi, Augusto Aguilera, Navid Negahban and Annette Mahendru. Behind the camera, Moshe co-wrote the script with Mark Bacci and Ron Hutchinson, giving the film a script shaped by three hands rather than one voice.
Theaters September 11, 2026
The Fix will be released in US theaters on September 11, 2026, less than two months after the trailer debuted. For Neeson, the film expands on a string of action film roles that date back to his defining career turn. Takenwhere he played retired agent Brian Mills. The Tehran setting and ensemble structure set it apart from his usual lone vigilante formula, but the moral weight he carries on screen remains recognizable.
The film was first announced in 2024 under a working title. Hotel Tehran before being renamed The Fix.