Summary
Brendan Fraserhas been cast to play Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower in the upcoming D-Day moviePressure, and it could be the next movie to earn the actor an Academy Award. The movie will chronicle the tense days leading up to the Normandy landings. Andrew Scott has been cast in the other lead role as Britain’s Chief Meteorological Officer, James Stagg, who was tasked with informing Eisenhower about the weather conditions that could make or break their planned invasion on D-Day.
Hotel Mumbai’s Anthony Maras is set to direct the film, which will begin shooting in the UK in September. With a powerful true story from the Second World War and two Academy favorites playing the lead roles,Pressurecould be a major Oscar contender when it finally gets a release. Fraser’s casting as Eisenhower (viaDeadline) could continue a great new career trend for the actor after his unprecedented (but much-deserved) Best Actor win for playing Charlie inThe Whale.
Brendan Fraser Has Been Cast As Dwight D. Eisenhower In D-Day Movie Pressure
Fraser will play the 34th President of the United States
Fraser has been cast to play Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, inPressure. The film will take place in the 72 hours leading up to the D-Day landings. It sounds likethe story will be a two-hander focusing on the relationship between Eisenhower and his most trusted weather expertas they figure out the best strategy for the invasion. If Fraser has good on-screen chemistry with Scott, thenPressureis shaping up to be a great war film.
Pressure Could Be Brendan Fraser’s Next Movie To Make It To The Oscars
Pressure could follow in the footsteps of The Whale and Killers of the Flower Moon
Sincethe Academy loves a good war movie – and loves when a famous actor plays a historical icon–Pressurecould be Fraser’s next film to make it to the Oscars. Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for playing Abraham Lincoln; Anthony Hopkins received nominations for playing both Richard Nixon and John Quincy Adams. Oscar voters love it when a big star plays a notable former U.S. president. It sounds like Scott will be the lead inPressure, but Fraser could have a good shot at a Best Supporting Actor nod.
Fraser’s 2020s career comeback has been met with a lot of attention from the Academy. Not only did Fraser winBest Actor for his starring role inThe Whale; his next film,Killers of the Flower Moon, was met with a boatload of nominations, too. Fraser himself wasn’t nominated, but the movie was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. If the team can pull off the great movie it promises to be, thenPressurecould continueBrendan Fraser’s Oscar streak.
