Brendan Fraser has formally joined the solid of Strain, an upcoming movie that chronicles the times instantly previous D-Day. As reported by Deadline, Fraser will play Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.
StrainΒ is about to star Andrew Scott as Britainβs Chief Meteorological Officer James Stagg, who labored with Eisenhower to chart out the climate situations for the storming of Normandy. Anthony Mars will direct the historic drama, and taking pictures is scheduled to start in September.
The movieΒ is predicated on David Haigβs play of the identical identify. Haig and Maras penned the screenplay, which reportedly goals to seize the extreme drama of the theatrical manufacturing whereas increasing the scope to painting the precise landings of the invasion.
βWithin the 72 hours main as much as D-Day, all of the items are in place apart from one key aspect β the British climate,β the official synopsis reads. βBritainβs Chief Meteorological Officer James Stagg is known as upon to ship essentially the most consequential forecast in historical past, locking him right into a tense standoff with the whole Allied management. The unsuitable situations may devastate the largest-ever seaborne invasion, whereas any delay dangers German intelligence catching on. With solely his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to speak in confidence to, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the ultimate determination rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With solely hours to go, the destiny of the struggle and the lives of thousands and thousands hold within the stability.β
Fraser lately appeared in Killers of the Flower MoonΒ and starred in The Whale. Scott, for his half, starred in All of Us StrangersΒ and Ripley. TheΒ FleabagΒ actor has additionally been tapped for the upcoming third installment of theΒ Knives Out sequence.
