Focus Features Sets May 29 Release for D-Day Drama 'Pressure'

The film centers on meteorologist James Stagg’s forecast before the Normandy invasion, adapted from David Haig’s play under Anthony Maras’s direction.

Overview

Focus Features will open Pressure in U.S. theaters on May 29, 2026, timed just ahead of the annual D-Day remembrance.
Andrew Scott plays James Stagg with Brendan Fraser as General Dwight D. Eisenhower, alongside Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis.
The story unfolds over the tense 72 hours before the Allied landings as leaders weigh weather-driven risks to Operation Overlord.
Anthony Maras directs and co-wrote the screenplay with playwright David Haig, adapting Haig’s acclaimed West End production.
StudioCanal developed and financed the film with Working Title; Focus holds U.S. rights, Universal Pictures International covers select overseas markets, and StudioCanal handles the UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand.