CLEANER Review: Martin Campbell’s High-Stakes Hostage Action Thriller Misses A Spot
Cleaner stars Daisy Ridley, Taz Skylar and Clive Owen, and opens in U.S. theaters on February 21 from Quiver Distribution.
Cleaner stars Daisy Ridley, Taz Skylar and Clive Owen, and opens in U.S. theaters on February 21 from Quiver Distribution.
12:05 EST: Updated with official poster art Earlier: Martin Campbell is back in the headlines these days with the director touting his newest action thriller, Cleaner. The film stars none other than Daisy Ridley, chucking one-liners at Clive Owen in Die Hard fashion, as seen in the official first trailer which launched on Thursday also featuring actor and martial artist Taz Skylar in a co-antagonistic role. 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, […]
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 […]