EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) stars alongside Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser in the upcoming D-Day film from Working Title and Studiocanal. Pressure.

Filming on the thrilling drama about the tense days before the Normandy landings is set to begin in the UK next month. Condon will play Dwight D. Eisenhower’s loyal aide, Captain Kay Summersby.

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The true story will see We are all strangers And Ripley Star Scott plays British weather chief James Stagg, whose job it was to inform Eisenhower of weather conditions that would determine the success or failure of the Normandy invasion. The complex decisions were crucial to the outcome of World War II and the course of history.

Summersby served as chauffeur and later as personal secretary to General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander (and later U.S. President). The two spent much time together until the end of the war and became very close; some writers have suggested a sexual relationship between the two, although people who knew both at the time have refuted this claim, as have most Eisenhower biographers.

Anthony Maras (Hotel Mumbai) will lead PressureFilming is set to begin in the UK in September. Further castings are underway and Studiocanal is responsible for worldwide distribution.

Olivier Award winner David Haig and Maras wrote the screenplay based on Haig’s critically acclaimed play, which explores the personal and military pressures faced by Stagg and the growing tensions between the teams due to differing weather forecasts for the planned D-Day. The film focuses on the pressures of decision-making but also captures the magnitude of the landing.

The official synopsis reads: “In the 72 hours before D-Day, everything is in place except one key element – the British weather. British Chief Weather Officer James Stagg is called upon to deliver the most consequential weather forecast ever, putting him in a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could scupper the greatest seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence finding out. With only his loyal aide, Captain Kay Summersby, to trust, and plagued by a disastrous D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With just hours left, the fate of the war and the lives of millions are at stake.”

Better call Saul Actress Condon receives recognition for Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin and universal horror Night swimmingShe recently finished filming Apple’s big-budget formula 1 Film and has Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars sci-fi series Skeleton Crew She will soon appear alongside Jude Law.

Condon is repped by Chris Andrews, Dar Rollins and Celestine Au at CAA, Joe Powell at Curtis Brown and Peg Donegan at Framework.

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