Brendan Fraser stars in the movie, which focuses on the many challenges of the invasion of Normandy. Andrew Scott has also been revealed for the cast, with Scott set to portray Chief Meteorological Officer James Stagg.
In real life, Stagg was monitoring the weather conditions that informed Eisenhower of what the troops would be facing when they arrived in Normandy.
Filming has not started yet but is set to begin come September with Anthony Maras directing as well as contributing to the screenplay. David Haig, who wrote the play that the movie will be based on, is also a collaborator on the screenplay.
The remainder of the cast still has to be revealed but kicking things off with Brendan Fraser has already got fan interest.