One of this year’s surprise early releases (at least for me) is “Pressure”, a historical war film from director Anthony Maras that recently dropped its first trailer. The feature is based on playwright David Haig’s 2014 stage production that was inspired by the true events leading up to the D-Day invasion. An intriguing cast led by Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, and Chris Messina anchor what looks to be a riveting true story.

Mere hours before he is set to order the launch of the largest seaborn invasion in history, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) meets with James Stagg (Scott), a meteorologist with the Royal Air Force, to discuss weather conditions for the D-Day attack. Stagg warns that a launch during the impending storms could be catastrophic. But others warn that a delay could result in losing the element of surprise. From the trailer we witness tensions rising as the stakes only get higher.

“Pressure” launches into theaters on May 29th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.