The Shard to provide backdrop in vertiginous Daisy Ridley thriller
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6BPX8)
Film titled Cleaner will follow ex-soldier turned window cleaner who must save hostages from zealous extremist
It is western Europe's tallest building, and a modern staple of the 21st-century London skyline. Now the Shard will take centre stage in a nail-biting" thriller starring Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and directed by James Bond veteran Martin Campbell.
The high-wire action-thriller, titled Cleaner, will be set on the side of the Shard" in present-day London, Deadline reported. It centres on a group of radical activists taking over an energy company's annual gala at the 310 metre-tall building and seizing hundreds of hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts.
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