Anthony Maras’ World War Two drama Pressure starring Andrew Scott has begun filming in the UK for Working Title and Studiocanal.
The film is set during World War Two in the build-up to D-Day and the Allied landings in Normandy. Scott plays the chief weather officer who is responsible for monitoring the weather conditions which dictate when the operation can go ahead. Brendan Fraser stars as President Dwight Eisenhower, and Kerry Condon is a key aide of Eisenhower.
Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire is one of the locations.
Maras is best known for Hotel Mumbai. He also co-wrote a screenplay with David Haig, who wrote the stage production on which Pressure is also based.
Eric Feller and Tim Bevan are producing for Working Title Films, in coproduction with Studiocanal. Studiocanal will also handle world sales.
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