# Pressure - upcoming release. A D-Day movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [May 9, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919 "2026-05-09T01:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/1 "2026-05-09T01:09:49Z")
Releases May 29 on Memorial Day Weekend The trailer looks interesting. Most WWII buffs already know D Day was abruptly delayed because of bad weather. There’s a surreal scene in _Band of Brothers_. The 101st Airborne soldiers are in full combat gear on the tarmac. They’re told the mission is delayed. The scene in the movie theater is eerie. The men still have camouflage paint on their faces. Some of those men died on the beaches the next day. I’m looking forward to see how this 6 minute scene in Band of Brothers is expanded into a movie. Brendan Fraser is usually very good in films. He plays Ike. I haven’t seen Fraser bald before. He usually plays the leading man. [Pressure - imdb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32547691/) > [@](#): > > 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 (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. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/2 "2026-05-09T01:34:45Z")
Is it coming out in theaters only? I can’t wait until it’s available online somewhere, even if I have to pay for it, since we don’t have a movie theater nearby where it might be playing. It’s a great idea for a movie. Why didn’t I think of it. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/3 "2026-05-09T01:44:51Z")
The ad on imdb says only in theaters. I’m hoping Amazon will offer it soon. It could be awhile before the streaming channels can offer it. Radar was still primitive in the early 1940’s. I’m curious if the meteorologists used it effectively during the war. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/4 "2026-05-09T01:51:54Z")
Thread is no good without a trailer! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zdM4tdLQBg0/maxresdefault.jpg "PRESSURE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters May 29") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM4tdLQBg0) Damien Lewis is back in the saddle too, as a Brit this time around (recall he was British but nailed an American accent in Band of Brothers). ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/5 "2026-05-09T01:53:04Z")
To be specific: Lewis plays Bernard Montgomery, wow. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/6 "2026-05-09T02:03:10Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Radar was still primitive in the early 1940’s. I’m curious if the meteorologists used it effectively during the war. Not really, as I understand it. During WWII, military radar operators noticed that precipitation caused “noise” in their radar readings, but it wasn’t until after the war when this was studied and began to be applied to weather forecasting. As per this article on [David Atlas](https://www.nae.edu/55486/David-Atlas), who worked on radar systems as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII: > [@](#): > > His basic research, which began shortly after WWII, laid the foundations for the quantification and interpretation of weather radar echoes. The trailer, as linked to above, shows the meteorologist using weather balloons in making his forecast. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/7 "2026-05-09T03:59:08Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Releases May 29 on Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day is May 25 this year, hence MD weekend is the previous weekend. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/8 "2026-05-09T10:40:45Z")
Huh. I didn’t look closely enough at a calender. I know it’s the last Monday in May. Thanks for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/9 "2026-05-09T10:49:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m hoping Amazon will offer it soon. This is a Focus Features release so it’s likely to be available on Peacock. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/10 "2026-05-09T10:52:50Z")
I have a Peacock subscription. I’m all set to watch. 😀 I’m tempted to watch at a theater. Get the big screen and sound experience. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/11 "2026-05-09T14:08:40Z")
Looks like it should be a SNL skit. “We’ve squeezed out every bit of drama about D-Day, now we bring you The Weatherman!” I like Brendan Fraser as an actor and a person but he’s a horrible choice for Eisenhower. He doesn’t look, sound or act like Ike. And for some reason a movie about the weatherman has to give Kay Somersby a prominent role. I’ll still watch when it comes on tv. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/12 "2026-05-09T14:40:56Z")
I mean, you’re not wrong, but I think it’s an appropriately corrective time for something like ths. In many ways, D-Day’s decision (and the surprise it was for the Germans) was the culmination of the [North Atlantic weather war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_weather_war): > **[North Atlantic weather war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_weather_war)** > > The North Atlantic weather war occurred during World War II. The Allies and the Axis tried to gain a monopoly on weather data in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Meteorological intelligence was important as it affected military planning and the routing of ships and convoys. In some circumstances, visibility was necessary (photographic reconnaissance and bombing raids) and in others concealment (keeping ship movements secret or suppressing enemy air activity). D-day planning was greatly... This movie makes the point that there’s a lot more to modern warfare than “warriors”, and that’s a good message for these times… ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/13 "2026-05-09T15:08:54Z")
Will they show all the mistakes the Americans made? Like dropping the tanks too far from the beach and refusing to use equipment that would help clear mines and traps? It’s just another “How the US Won the War” Movie. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/14 "2026-05-09T15:11:41Z")
So, even though none of us have seen the movie yet, you conclude that “it’s just another how the US won the war movie”? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/15 "2026-05-09T16:14:57Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > Will they show all the mistakes the Americans made? Like dropping the tanks too far from the beach and refusing to use equipment that would help clear mines and traps? Did the weatherman have anything to do with that? I doubt it will go deeper into the operation. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/16 "2026-05-09T16:33:06Z")
The main character is a historical figure. I’ve seen _The Longest Day_ but don’t remember Skagg. It was a very long movie with a lot of stars. Link [James Stagg - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg) > [@](#): > > Stagg was portrayed by [Patrick Barr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Barr) in the 1962 film _[The Longest Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(film))_ , [Christopher James Baker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_James_Baker) in the 2004 TV movie _[Ike: Countdown to D-Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike:_Countdown_to_D-Day)_ , [David Haig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Haig) in his own 2014 play _[Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_(play))_ ,[[25]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg#cite_note-Observer-25)[[26]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg#cite_note-26) and [Steven Cree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Cree) in 2017’s _[Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_(film))_ . He is played by [Andrew Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Scott_(actor)) in the 2026 film _[Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_(2026_film))_ . ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/17 "2026-05-09T16:35:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Did the weatherman have anything to do with that? I doubt it will go deeper into the operation. I agree. Based on the trailer, this movie seems to be telling a particular story about D-Day; it’s likely not a general telling of the D-Day tale as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/18 "2026-05-09T17:10:08Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The main character is a historical figure. I’ve seen _The Longest Day_ but don’t remember Skagg. It was a very long movie with a lot of stars. > > Link [James Stagg - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg) > > > [@](#): > > > > Stagg was portrayed by [Patrick Barr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Barr) in the 1962 film _[The Longest Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(film))_ , [Christopher James Baker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_James_Baker) in the 2004 TV movie _[Ike: Countdown to D-Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike:_Countdown_to_D-Day)_ , [David Haig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Haig) in his own 2014 play _[Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_(play))_ ,[[25]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg#cite_note-Observer-25)[[26]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stagg#cite_note-26) and [Steven Cree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Cree) in 2017’s _[Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_(film))_ . He is played by [Andrew Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Scott_(actor)) in the 2026 film _[Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_(2026_film))_ . Of course he was a historical figure. It’s a very well established fact that weather played a major role in deciding when to invade. They scrubbed the mission on June 5th because of weather. They couldn’t keep troops on ships indefinitely. The tides and moon would not be as favorable for another month. The danger wasn’t in waiting a month, it was that the Germans might learn about the plan if they didn’t go until July: All that makes the weather report very important. It doesn’t make a guy putting together a report and handing it to Eisenhower particularly dramatic. To make it dramatic you have have him standing in the rain and yelling at people. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/19 "2026-05-09T18:42:31Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > It’s just another “How the US Won the War” Movie. The hero weatherman is British for fuck sake. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919/20 "2026-05-10T15:01:40Z")
Stagg met Eisenhower on the evening of 4 June. Using Sweeney’s forecast data, he and his meteorological team predicted that the weather would improve enough for the invasion to proceed on 6th. Reportedly, Eisenhower asked him how accurate the prediction was, and when Sweeny said “50/50”, Eisenhower pointed out that a coin flip would have been as useful. The reason for my initial comment was that since most movies about WW2 are made in the US for US audiences, they often give the impression that the Americans did all the heavy lifting and ignoring the previous four years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919.md?page=2)