Pressure's David Haig details turning down role in his own WWII movie
Four Weddings and a Funeral star and acclaimed playwright David Haig has addressed his decision not to take a starring role in his acclaimed WWII film Pressure. In an exclusive interview with Reach Plc, the publishers of the Daily Express, Haig, 71, said: “Well, I haven’t got the cinematic status required to play Stagg on film. I might have done it if it had been a telly film, I might have scraped in there.”
TL;DR
- David Haig declined the starring role of James Stagg in the film 'Pressure' due to not having the necessary 'cinematic status.'
- Haig stated he has no regrets about not playing Stagg, praising Andrew Scott's performance and valuing the existence of both the stage play and the film.
- The film 'Pressure' is adapted from Haig's 2014 stage play and follows James Stagg's crucial weather forecast for the D-Day landings.
- Director Anthony Maras highlighted the challenge of adapting the story from a single-room play to film, aiming to maintain tension and remove the audience's knowledge of D-Day's success.
- The all-star cast of 'Pressure' includes Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, and Damian Lewis.