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The Irish are taking over!
And we are so here for it.
Yes, it has now been confirmed that Kerry Condon will be joining fellow Irish actor Andrew Scott in the highly anticipated WWII drama, Pressure.
According to US entertainment trade publication Deadline, Kerry will play Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D Eisenhower’s “trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby”.
While Brendan Fraser will play future US President Eisenhower.
The movie itself, chronicles the true story of the three days before the Allied invasion of Normandy, one of the crucial World War II events that would lead to the liberation of France and Western Europe in 1944.
Andrew is set to play Group Captain James Stagg, the Allies’ Chief Meteorologist whose job it was to inform Supreme Commander General Eisenhower of weather conditions that would make-or-break their Normandy invasion.
And as we know, the decision-making was critical to the fate of the war and the course of history.
“With his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower,” the official synopsis reads.
“With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.”
The film, which is directed by Anthony Mara is expected to start shooting in the UK this September.
To say we’re excited to see Kerry and Andrew on the big screen together is an understatement!
