The World War II genre of movies has produced some of the most important films of all time, and one of the first that immediately comes to mind is Saving Private Ryan. The star-studded epic features Tom Hanks in the leading role, and it was directed by Steven Spielberg. The duo reunited a few years ago to produce a new WWII series for Apple TV, Masters of the Air, which stars Austin Butler and Callum Turner. Hanks has another popular WWII movie streaming on Apple TV, Greyhound, which has become one of the platform’s biggest streaming hits of all time. Hanks is even hard at work filming a sequel to Greyhound right now, but it likely won’t be released until sometime next year. WWII movies have something of a checkered history at the box office, but there’s a new film coming later this month that has all the potential to be the next big success story.
Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) and Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers) will star in Pressure, the new WWII thriller coming to theaters next week on May 29. Fraser is still on top of the world thanks to his Oscar win a few years back for his performance in The Whale, and Andrew Scott is a three-time Emmy nominee for his performances in Ripley and Black Mirror. Kerry Condon, who recently teamed up with Brad Pitt for F1, and also starred in the Star Wars Disney+ series, Skeleton Crew, has also been recruited for a role in Pressure, along with Chris Messina. Messina will have a role in The White Lotus Season 4, which is now in production in France under creator, director, and producer Mike White.
What Is ‘Pressure’ About?
Pressure is set in the 72 hours before D-Day, as General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) and Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) face the difficult task of putting together the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war entirely. The film is based on the popular stage play byDavid Haig, who also worked on the script for the film with directorAnthony Maras. First reactions toPressure are expected to surface online later this week, which should give fans an idea about what to expect from the film when it arrives in theaters everywhere next weekend.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage ofPressure, which is coming to theaters later this month on May 29.
