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It’s almost time to watch Daisy Ridley channel her inner John McClane as it’s being announced that Quiver Distribution has picked up the Die Hard style action pic Cleaner. The Star Wars alum hits the ground running as a former soldier turned window cleaner who must brush off her signature skill set when a madman takes over a high rise holding a gala. Bring on the butt kicking folks.
Check out the official press release below!
Quiver Distribution announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the Anton and Qwerty Films production Cleaner, directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) and set in, around and on the side of one of the UK’s tallest buildings. Quiver will release the film in theaters on February 21, 2025.
The film stars Daisy Ridley (the Star Wars franchise) who recently completed Magpie, based on a story she developed, with acclaimed roles in Young Woman and The Sea and Sometimes I Think About Dying, and Clive Owen (Children of Men, Closer), who recently starred in the FX mini-series A Murder at the End of the World.
Cleaner is set in present-day London. A group of radical activists, led by Clive Owen, take over an energy company’s annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Daisy Ridley, suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Martin Campbell and the Anton team to bring Cleaner to audiences in North America,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. “This film is such an intense ride featuring some of the most vigorous action sequences we have seen in years.”
Martin Campbell said “Cleaner is a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting. Much of the film takes place on the side of One Canada Square – hundreds of feet up in the air – and I want the audience to be up there with Joey in a stomach churning, vertiginous experience.”
Cleaner is directed by how to action helmer Martin Campbell who had seen much success with high profile projects like the James Bond films Goldeneye and Casino Royale. Coincidentally, Campbell also has another female centric military actioner named Dirty Angels launching this New Year. That one stars Eve Green.
Cleaner boasts a sensational supporting cast including Clive Owen (King Arthur) who is the one who goes up against Ridley’s heroic window washer. One can expect some pretty decent performances out of this one to complement the action design.
Campbell is stated in the article that his mission was to immerse the audience alongside Ridley’s character of Joey calling it a “a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting.” Those with Vertigo will probably want to stand fast with this movie as other words like “stomach churning, and vertiginous experience” complement the thriller. Personally, I’m interested in seeing Ridley go full on action figure as I always thought she rocked it in a galaxy far, far away.
Cleaner is set to hit theaters on February 21st of next year.
