New World War 2 D-Day movie gets first look and UK release date | Films | Entertainment

Steven Spielberg’s D-Day opening of Saving Private Ryan stunned the world and now another Oscars hopeful depicting Operation Overlord is headed to cinemas this year.

Pressure is a new movie about the 72 hour build-up to D-Day, based on the West End play of the same name.

Joining him in the cast are Andrew Scott as Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg and Kerry Condon as Eisenhower’s trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby.

Meanwhile, Chris Messina will play US Meteorologist Irving P Krick and Band of Brothers star Damian Lewis portrays Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery aka Monty.

Check out a first look set image of Pressure’s D-Day troops cast boarding a ship and the UK release date below.

The film’s official synopsis reads: “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 (Brendan Fraser). With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.”

Pressure hits US theatres on May 29 and UK cinemas on September 11, 2026.