| Pressure | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Maras |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Pressure by David Haig |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jamie D. Ramsay |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pressure is an upcoming British war film directed by Anthony Maras and written by Maras and David Haig, based on Haig's 2014 stage play. It stars Andrew Scott as meteorologist James Stagg and Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In the final days before the planned Allied invasion of Europe in 1944, Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg must deliver a weather report to the Allied high command determining the feasibility of the planned D-Day. [1] [2]
The film is produced by Working Title Films and StudioCanal and directed by Anthony Maras, who co-wrote the script with David Haig. It is adapted from Haig's stage play Pressure which premiered in Edinburgh in 2014 and later moved to the West End. [3]
Andrew Scott was reported to be leading the cast in July 2024 as Captain James Stagg. [4] The same month, Brendan Fraser was cast as Dwight D. Eisenhower. [5] The following month, Kerry Condon joined the cast as Eisenhower's assistant Captain Kay Summersby. [6] They were later joined in the cast by Damien Lewis and Chris Messina. Principal photography began in the UK in September 2024. [7] [8]
In November 2024, Focus Features acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. [9]
