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An upcoming World War II project which has already tapped two major stars is building out its call sheet. A new report from Deadline reveales that Chris Messina and Damian Lewis have joined the cast of Pressure. The WW2 thriller has also officially begun filming in the U.K. The film will follow the build up to D-Day, a historic turning point in WW2 which saw allied forces invade the beaches of Normandy. Messina, best known for his roles in Argo, Ruby Sparks, Away We Go, and Devil, has been tapped to play U.S. meteorologist Irving P. Krick, and Lewis, best known for his roles in Band of Brothers, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Dreamcatcher, and Stormbreaker, will portray British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.

Filming for the World War II film, Pressure, has gone underway in the U.K. Pressure comes from the production studios Working Title and StudioCanal and will depict the build-up to the historic Normandy Landings. Ripley and All of Us Strangers star Andrew Scott is set to star in the film alongside Kerry Condon, known for her work in The Banshees of Inisherin and In the Land of Saints and Sinners. Deadline now reports that Chris Messina of Sharp Objects, joins the film as U.S. meteorologist Irving P. Krick and Golden Globe and Emmy winner Damian Lewis, of Billions, has been cast as legendary British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.

The official synopsis reads,

“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 (Andrew Scott) is called upon to...