Brendan Fraser to Play Dwight D. Eisenhower in Pressure

Alongside him, we will find Andrew Scott in the role of meteorologist James Stagg.

Two years ago, Brendan Fraser returned to the forefront with The Whale. Playing a morbidly obese man, the actor from The Mummy and George of the Jungle was touching, sensitive, sincere. At the top, his career took off again when he received the Oscar for best actor. Since then, he has been able to play Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese, and will soon transform again to blend into the skin of a completely different imposing character, that of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Directed by Anthony Maras (Mumbai attack) and adapted from a play by David Haig – here in the screenplay – Pressure will feature the final preparations for Operation Overlord during World War II. Confirmed by DeadlineBrendan Fraser will play the man who will become the 34th President of the United States in 1953.

In 1944, when the plot takes place, Eisenhower is not yet head of the country. On a smaller scale, he is the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (in English: the head of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force). He is one of the masterminds of the landing. The synopsis details:

“In the 72 hours leading up to D-Day, everything is in place except for one key element – ​​the British weather. Chief Meteorologist James Stagg is tasked with predicting the most important weather forecast in history, finding himself caught in a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. Poor weather could damage the largest seaborne invasion, while waiting too long increases the risk that the German armies will discover the plan. (…) The final decision rests with Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With just hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.”

The pressure will therefore not only be meteorological.

To play James Stagg, we find Andrew Scott (Ripley, Fleabag), winner of the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor and nominated for an Emmy. His mission will be to provide as much precise information as possible to allow the Allies to land safely. History tells us that it was he who convinced Eisenhower to postpone the date of the landing.

James Stagg is a figure that we already found in The longest day (1962), one of the reference films on this historical event.