Summary

Brendan Fraser is set to play President Eisenhower in the film
Pressure
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The movie depicts events leading up to D-Day showcasing the crucial role of Chief Meteorological Officer James Stagg.
Fraser’s career resurgence post-Oscar win is demonstrated by recent high-profile casting choices.

Brendan Fraser is now set to play a former United States president in the upcoming film Pressure. Pressure is a movie about D-day and the events leading up to the Normandy landings that is currently in the works from Working Title and Studiocanal. The film previously confirmed the casting of Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers).

Now, Deadline has revealed that Fraser will star in Pressure as President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The film will chronicle Eisenhower as he becomes a leader in the war during this era. Pressure will take place during “the 72 hours leading up to D-Day,” when “Meteorological Officer James Stagg” has to deliver the news of the toughest forecast he will ever deliver. Stagg interacts with Fraser’s Eisenhower who, as the President of the United States, is tasked with making the decision while “the lives of millions hang in the balance.” Check out the full synopsis below:

In the 72 hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element — the British weather. Britain’s Chief Meteorological Officer James Stagg is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest-ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on. With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.

Fraser’s Career Growth Explained
The Actor Has Recently Had Several High-Profile Roles

Fraser’s casting in Pressure comes a little over a year after the actor’s win for Best Actor for Darren Aronofsky’s controversial 2022 film The Whale. In the transformative role, Fraser plays an English teacher named Charlie who struggles with his weight and physical ailments as well as his relationship with his teenage daughter. Fraser’s Oscar for The Whale represented a huge milestone for Fraser, who had never been nominated for the coveted award before.

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Making The Whale even more significant was the fact that the film arrived after a series of lower points in Fraser’s career. Separated from his days of action stardom in movies like The Mummy and Journey to the Center of the Earth, Fraser’s 2010s roles included mixed-reviewed films and TV shows such as Gimme Shelter, Texas Rising, and The Poison Rose. The Whale was Fraser’s chance to better show audiences what he could do acting-wise, in a serious, dramatic role.

After acting in The Whale, Fraser went on to play W.S. Hamilton in Martin Scorsese’s revered Killers of the Flower Moon. His casting in Pressure shows that Fraser’s comeback will not stop there, as he is continuing to be cast in high-profile roles following his Oscar. If Pressure ends up being as successful as its premise and leading cast could suggest, then Fraser could just be on his way to more awards recognition for the upcoming historical drama.

Source: Deadline

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