Kerry Condon will star alongside the already-announced Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott in UK-based production, Pressure.
Here’s an upcoming project that you’ll want to keep on your radar as it sounds increasingly interesting with each nugget of news. Kerry Condon, Oscar-nominated for her work in The Banshees Of Inisherin – and pictured here in Night Swim – has joined the cast of Pressure, the upcoming D-Day drama coming courtesy of Working Title and Studiocanal.
The film – which is directed by Hotel Mumbai's Anthony Maras – has already secured the services of both Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott. The addition of Condon makes this a formidable leading trio and we’re looking forward to seeing how their talents are deployed onscreen.
Here’s the synopsis:
In the seventy two 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 (Andrew Scott) 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 (Kerry Condon) 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.
In the film, Scott will play Britain’s Chief Meteorological Officer, James Stagg, who will deliver Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) the most important weather update in history. According to Deadline, Condon will play Captain Kay Summersby. ‘Summersby served as a chauffeur and later as personal secretary to Army General Eisenhower, who was the Supreme Commander of the Allies (and later U.S. President).’
Given our national obssesion with the weather, this seems like a very British take on a historical event in which Britain played a major part. Pressure is set to go into production this September in the UK. Maras has co-written the script with David Haig, based on Haig’s successful play of the same name. We’ll bring you more on this one as we hear it.
