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Brendan Fraser to play Eisenhower in D-Day movie 'Pressure'

By Karen Butler,

2024-07-23

July 23 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Brendan Fraser has signed on to play Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower in a new World War II movie called Pressure .

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0SHQQZ_0uaOA9oB00 — Brendan Fraser is set to star in the new World War II picture "Pressure." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Fraser -- from The Whale and The Mummy franchise -- will co-star with Andrew Scott in the D-Day film, which takes place in 1944.

Ripley and Sherlock alum Scott will play James Stagg, the Allies' chief meteorologist, who played a pivotal role in the mission.

Filming is set to begin in the United Kingdom this fall.

Hotel Mumbai filmmaker Anthony Maras is directing.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1rPORV_0uaOA9oB00 — Andrew Scott arrives for the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on February 25, 2024. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

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