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Sneak peek at Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott in WWII thriller 'Pressure'
May 13, 2026, 8:58 a.m. ET

Allied soldiers needed good weather conditions to pull off the invasion in Normandy, a real-life obstacle explored in the new movie "Pressure" (in theaters May 29). See exclusive photos from the World War II thriller.
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Andrew Scott stars as James Stagg, a meteorologist called in to help Allied figures like Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) plan the D-Day invasion, in "Pressure."
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) worries about a storm that could postpone D-Day in the historical thriller "Pressure."
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Bernard Montgomery (Damian Lewis), a field marshal in the British Army, is one of the military leaders planning the invasion of Normandy in "Pressure."
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Scottish meterologist James Stagg (Andrew Scott) clashes with his American counterpart, Irving Krick (Chris Messina), in "Pressure."
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Allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) is shaken after the tragic Operation Tiger rehearsal for D-Day.
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A plaque is seen at Dalkeith Library in Dalkeith, Scotland, in memory of Capt. James Stagg, the meteorologist who gave the go-ahead for the D-Day landing in June 1944. Andrew Scott plays Stagg in "Pressure."
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