Andrew Scott Chose Pressure for the Script — and Says Directing May Be Next
Andrew Scott says the script led him to Pressure, where he plays the weather officer whose forecast shaped the timing of D-Day.
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Pressure
In the final 72 hours before D-Day, weather officer James Stagg must give Eisenhower a forecast that could decide the invasion’s fate.
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Pressure is a 2026 historical drama about the 72 hours before the D-Day landings. Andrew Scott stars as Scottish weather officer James Stagg, who must advise Allied commander Dwight Eisenhower whether the Normandy invasion should launch or be delayed. Brendan Fraser plays Eisenhower, with Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis also in the cast. Anthony Maras directs from a screenplay he wrote with David Haig. Focus Features released the film on May 29, 2026.
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