{"id":402742,"date":"2026-02-01T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/402742\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T19:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:15:09","slug":"film-star-jason-momoa-arrives-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/402742\/","title":{"rendered":"Film star Jason Momoa arrives in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film star said that Manchester has an “incredible energy”<\/p>\n

15:20, 01 Feb 2026Updated 15:21, 01 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

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Jason Momoa arrives in Manchester this weekend to launch Meili Vodka<\/p>\n

International film<\/a> star Jason Momoa has arrived in Manchester today wearing a United<\/a> jacket as he promotes the launch of his new vodka.<\/p>\n

Momoa, best known for his roles in Aquaman, Game of Thrones, Dune and Fast X, arrived at Fenix, The Goods Yard on Sunday, February 1.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old is in the city to launched Meili Vodka, the vodka brand he co-founded.<\/p>\n

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Momoa was seen sporting a United jacket at the launch(Image: James Speakman\/Story Picture Agency)<\/p>\n

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The trip also coincides with the Prime Video premiere of his latest action feature, The Wrecking Crew, starring opposite Dave Bautista, released this week.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the launch Momoa said: \u201cMeili is about quality, sustainability, and sharing a drink with good people in great places. Manchester has an incredible energy, and launching the brand here felt natural. Partnering with Permanently Unique made complete sense \u2014 their venues and vision really align with what Meili stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Manchester launch follows a meeting between Momoa and Permanently Unique in Dubai and establishes Meili Vodka as a partner across Permanently Unique\u2019s Manchester venues, including Fenix, Louis and Tattu Manchester.<\/p>\n

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Momoa is best known for his roles in Aquaman, Game of Thrones, Dune and Fast X<\/p>\n

Drew Jones, of Permanently Unique, said: \u201dWe met Jason in Dubai and immediately knew there was a strong fit. Permanently Unique is about creating standout venues and unforgettable experiences, and Meili Vodka matches that ethos perfectly. We\u2019re proud to be launching the brand in Manchester and making it a permanent fixture across our venues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later this evening, Momoa is also expected to attend Louis, to perform with his band \u00d6OF TATAT\u00c1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The film star said that Manchester has an “incredible energy” 15:20, 01 Feb 2026Updated 15:21, 01 Feb 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,2332,4054,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-402742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-film","tag-leeds-united-fc","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}