Code Name: The Cleaner starring Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, and Cedric the Entertainer as FBI/CIA Secret Agent

Official Code Name: The Cleaner New Movie Releases: a George Gallo, Les Mayfield Movie, Release January 2007

Code Name: The Cleaner new movie release written by George Gallo and directed by Les Mayfield

Code Name: The Cleaner new movie releases official site. A George Gallo / Les Mayfield / New Line Cinema movie release. Release dates in local theaters January 5 2007.

ART DIRECTOR ROSS DEMPSTER most recently completed Antarctica, directed by Frank Marshall, Miracle, directed by Gavin O'Connor and Freddy Vs Jason, directed by Ronny Yu.

Dempster worked in London, for 8 years before making Vancouver, B.C. his home in 1999. While in England, he received a Royal Television Society Award nomination for his first design work creating a new studio set for one of Britain's best loved children's
magazine programs, Blue Peter, which is also the longest running TV show in the UK at 43 years old.

Born in Paisley, Scotland, Dempster moved in England at age 11. He initially studied Fine Art at Nene College in Northampton before deciding to turn down a Fine Art degree to study film. He attended the Surrey Institute of Art and Design for 3 years, graduating with a BA Honors in Film and Video, majoring in Art Direction and Set Design.

Dempster subsequently worked in television, commercials and music videos, including several for the likes of George Michael, working his way up from Art Department assistant to Art Director and Designer over the last 12 years, serving his apprenticeship in many areas of the Art Department, gaining invaluable experience for the films he works on now.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALEXANDER J. DIX (A.J.) is the president of production of FilmEngine. Since the company's inception Dix and partner Rhulen have entered into various distribution deals with entertainment companies all over the world. FilmEngine has entered into a first look deal with New Line Cinema as the two companies have enjoyed much success together. Dix has helped the company bring many films including the 2004 Box office hit The Butterfly Effect to the big screen.

Before working with FilmEngine, Dix worked for New Line Cinema where he served as Manager of Administration, managing the company's overhead budgets and production deals for the Los Angeles office. He then ventured into the world of independent financing and international distribution at Shoreline Entertainment. There Dix was responsible for selling film titles overseas and domestically.

Dix is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Journalism and Communications. Most recently he completed production on Lucky Number Slevin starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley and Lucy Liu.

PRODUCER ERIC C. RHONE is manager and producing partner for Cedric 'The Entertainer' and oversees all business for the popular comedian. As president of their production company, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, he directs all day-to-day operations. In that role, he has inked multi-million dollar production deals with major motion picture studios. Rhone produced the company's first release , the hit film Johnson Family Vacation which starred Cedric, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow and Solange Knowles. The film topped the box office for two consecutive weeks as the #1 comedy. He also produced Paramount Pictures The Honeymooners.

Rhone also produced the Fox Television sketch comedy and variety show 'Cedric The Entertainer Presents…', which won the 2003 AFTRA Award of Excellence in Television. Additionally, he produces Cedric's national comedy tours and DVD releases including 'Cedric The Entertainer Presents: The Starting Line-Up', a performance series highlighting the best new comic across the country.

Through his St. Louis-based management firm, Visions Management Group, Rhone has sealed the deals on such projects as the phenomenally successful Kings of Comedy Tour (the highest grossing comedy tour in history… grossing over $37 million) as well as the subsequent hit film, The Original Kings of Comedy. He has also negotiated multi-million dollar sponsorship deals with McDonald's, Nike, and Anheuser-Busch, which include the award-winning Super Bowl ads for Bud Light.

Rhone has received numerous honors throughout his career. Most recently, he was names 2005 State of Missouri Entrepreneur of the Year. (Among his colleagues and friends he is fondly referred to as 'The Master Mind').

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ANTHONY RHULEN is the president and co-founder of FilmEngine. Since founding the Company, Rhulen has played an integral role in financing and producing four feature films and establishing key relationships with creative talent while directing the long term strategic vision of the Company.

He has been producer or executive producer on such feature films as the thriller Lucky Number Slevin, starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley and Lucy Liu directed by Paul McGuigan; the horror film, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters and Amy Smart directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber; the romantic drama Raise Your Voice with Hilary Duff, Oliver James and David Keith directed by Sean McNamara; and O, an update of 'Othello' starring Mekhi Phifert and Josh Hartnett, directed by Tim Blake; and the reality TV-series The Real Cancun directed by Rick de Olivera.

Prior to founding FilmEngine, Rhulen worked for six years within the specialized insurance industry, as both an underwriter and a vice president of strategic mergers and acquisitions. During that time, Rhulen developed many of the financial and strategic planning skills he has since used to achieve significant commercial success for FilmEngine. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Finance from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. in Insurance and Marketing from the College of Insurance in New York.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER DOUGLAS HIGGINS, who has more than 60 productions to his credit, worked as production designer on such feature films as The Butterfly Effect, a sci-fi thriller starring Ashton Kutcher, Melone Walters and Amy Smart directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, the Disney comedy The Lizzie McGuire Movie, starring Hilary Duff, directed by Jim Fall; the horror film, Wes Craven Presents: They; and Bones with Snoopy Dog; The Guilty, Masterminds, Alaska and Crying Freedman, Roomates, and The Omen. Early in his career Higgins honed his craft as Art Director on Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico.

Most recently he designed the mini-series Revelations, a thriller, starring Bill Pullman and Natascha McElhone; Jack which earned Stockhard Channing an Emmy Award; the TV thriller Five Days to Midnight with Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid and Kari Matchett; and the drama The Book of Ruth starring Christine Lahti and Nicholle Tom.

Among his extensive credits are the feature films Needful Things and The Kidnapping of the President, and the TV productions of Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, Into Thin Air and the pilot for Cagney and Lacey to name but a few.

Born in Toronto, Higgins obtained a BA from University of British Columbia in Theatre and Fine Arts followed by a Masters Degree in Design at Yale Drama School. He began his career designing sets in New York City on and off Broadway before segueing into film. He is based in Vancouver, B.C. where he relocated in 1975.

PRODUCER JAY STERN is currently President of Rat Entertainment, where he is partnered with Brett Ratner, the director of Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2. Stern supervises the development and production of feature films, in addition to running the day-to-day operations of the company. He produced Rush Hour 2, which grossed $226 million in its domestic release, as well as After the Sunset.

Before joining Rat Entertainment, Stern was Executive Vice President of Production at New Line Cinema. In his five years at New Line, he was Executive Producer of Rush Hour, Love and Basketball, Money Talks, and Lovejones,' among other feature films. Prior to joining New Line, he spent five years at the Hollywood Pictures division of the Walt Disney Company, leaving as Vice President of Production.

Stern started in the movie business as a production assistant and location manager in New York City, where he was born and raised. Jay graduated with a B.A. cum laude from Yale College in 1981. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Vicki and nine year old son Eli.

COSTUME DESIGNER JENNI GULLETT began her career as assistant costume designer on The X- Files TV series in 1993 ending up as the costume designer on seasons two through five between 1995 and 1998.

Her more recent television credits include the sci-fi pilot Painkiller Jane, starring Emmanuelle Vauguier; the supernatural TV series Point Pleasant, starring Elizabeth Harnois; and the action-adventure series Tru Calling with Eliza Bushku. She also designed the costumes for the pilots Tarzan; The Time Tunnel, Smallville and James Cameron's series, Dark Angel.

Among her feature films are Thir13en Ghosts, Deadly Little Secrets and Beautiful Joe.

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Gullett studied design at various colleges in Vancouver over a five year period. After entering the film industry in 1987 as a seamstress, she rapidly rose to become a costume designer. A member of the L.A. Costume Designer Guild, Gullett is based in Vancouver, B.C.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY DAVID FRANCO has worked as the cinematographer on more than 30 productions. His most recent feature film credits include 3000 Miles to Graceland, starring Kevin Costner directed by Demian Lichtenstein; The Whole Nine Yards, with Bruce Willis and Mathew Perry directed by Jonathan Lynn; La Turbulence des Fluides, directed by Manon Briand; The Assignment starring Ben Kingsley and Donald Sutherland, directed by Christian Duguay, Long Day's Journey Into Night directed by David Wellington who also directed A Man in Uniform, which was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight.

Among his television credits are the pilot of the ABC hit, Desperate Housewives; USA Network's Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss; HBO's Earthly Possessions with Susan Sarandon; HBO's Vendetta and CBS's Last Don II..

Born in France, Franco was raised in Zaire where his father worked as a theatre director. After completing his schooling, Franco moved to Montreal to study communications at the University of Quebec, specializing in photography, planning to work as a war photographer. Instead he started his own production company to produce to shoot music videos, and segued into the feature film industry, making his cinematographic debut on A Man in Uniform which won him Best Cinematography Award, 38th Festival of Valladolid. Franco commutes between Montreal and Los Angeles, where he maintains residences.

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