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stars as Dwight D. Eisenhower in a blood-pumping new trailer for drama Pressure, as his Hollywood comeback thunders ahead.
After about a decade away from the spotlight, Fraser was
His new movie centers on Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander, laying his plans for D-Day in the 72 hours leading up to the attack.
Eisenhower is shown racked with anxiety after the failure of Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the Normandy landings that ended in a bloodbath.
To prevent another catastrophe, he turns to meteorologist James Stagg - played by Andrew Scott - to predict the weather conditions on D-Day.
'This is the largest seaborne invasion in history. The fate of the war, thousands of lives hinge on this,' says Eisenhower, instructing Stagg: 'I need a forecast.'
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Brendan Fraser stars as Dwight D. Eisenhower in a blood-pumping new trailer for World War II drama Pressure, as his Hollywood comeback thunders ahead
Fraser (left) plays Eisenhower (right) as Supreme Allied Commander, laying his plans for D-Day in the 72 hours leading up to the attack
Pressure features Homeland star Damien Lewis as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Kerry Condon as Eisenhower's wartime secretary Kay Summersby.
Chris Messina of The Mindy Project fame has been cast as American meteorologist Irving P. Krick, who also participated in the D-Day planning.
To prevent another disaster after Exercise Tiger, Eisenhower turns to Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg - played by Andrew Scott - for a D-Day forecast
Pressure features Homeland star Damien Lewis as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, who warns that a 'delay' in D-Day would enable the Nazis to be 'ready and waiting' for the Allies
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Kerry Condon is pictured as Eisenhower's wartime secretary Kay Summersby in the film, which comes out in America on May 29, the Friday after Memorial Day
Maras co-wrote the screenplay of Pressure with English playwright David Haig, who penned the 2014 stage show on which the new picture is based.
