EXCLUSIVE: Contemporary off his Emmy nomination for Ripley, the in-demand Andrew Scott has been set to steer solid in Studiocanal and Working Title‘s upcoming D-Day film Stress, which we revealed earlier this summer season.
Within the true story, BAFTA winner Scott, additionally coming off rave opinions for All Of Us Strangers, is ready to play Group Captain James Stagg, the Allies’ Chief Meteorologist whose job it was to tell Supreme Commander Common Eisenhower of climate situations that may make-or-break their Normandy invasion. The choice-making was important within the destiny of the struggle and the course of historical past.
Anthony Maras (Resort Mumbai) will direct the ticking-clock thriller, which is because of begin taking pictures within the UK this September. Extra casting is underway, with Studiocanal dealing with world gross sales.
Olivier award-winner David Haig and Maras wrote the screenplay based mostly on Haig’s critically lauded play, which ran in London’s West Finish earlier than happening to be carried out for the late Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders to mark the D-Day seventy fifth anniversary in 2019.
The official synopsis reads: “Within the seventy two hours main as much as D-Day, all of the items are in place aside from one key component—the British climate. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is named upon to ship probably the most consequential forecast in historical past, locking him right into a tense standoff with all the Allied management. The incorrect situations may devastate the biggest 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 cling within the steadiness.”
Haig’s play explores the non-public and army stresses on Stagg and the way tensions grew between the groups with completely different climate forecasts for the date of the proposed D-Day. The movie will consider the pressure-cooker of the decision-making but in addition seize the dimensions of the landings.
Studiocanal beforehand had industrial and significant success with WWII story The Imitation Recreation whereas Working Title equally scored field workplace and Oscar recognition with WWII movie Darkest Hour.
Scott, who received a BAFTA for Sherlock, was lately solid in Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Useless Man and is in put up in Netflix’s action-comedy Again In Motion.
