EXCLUSIVE:Quiver Distributionhas picked up North American rights toCleaner, an action-thriller hailing from Anton and Qwerty Films, which starsDaisy Ridley(Star Warsfranchise) andClive Owen(Children of Men).
Directed by theBondfranchisesMartin Campbell(Casino Royale,GoldenEye), the film will be released in theaters on February 21, 2025.
Set in present-day London,Cleanertakes places in, around, and on the side of One Canada Square, one of the UKs tallest buildings.
Daisy Ridley in ‘Cleaner’Quiver Distribution
The film watches as a group of radical activists, led by Owen, take over an energy companys annual gala, seizing 300 hostages so you can 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 Ridley, suspended 50 stories up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside.
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Campbell called the film a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting.
The filmmakers mission was to give the audience the stomach churning, vertiginous experience of Ridleys Joey, as she finds herself hundreds of feet up in the air.
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Stated Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman, We are thrilled to be partnering with Martin Campbell and the Anton team to bringCleanerto audiences in North America.
This film is such an intense ride featuring some of the most vigorous action sequences we have seen in years.
TJ Smith and Larry Greenberg negotiated the deal on behalf of Quiver Distribution, with CAA Media Finance and Louis Balsan at Anton negotiating on behalf of the production.
