Cast of WWII film Pressure carry a fake body across beach

The cast of WWII drama Pressure carried a partially decapitated fake body across Camber Sands Beach in East Sussex on Wednesday in a D-Day reenactment. 

The upcoming film, which will star Andrew Scott as Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg, follows the true story of the Normandy invasion and is based off the stage play by David Haig. 

As filming began this week, members of the crew were pictured placing fake bodies the sea with the water stained red. 

Actors, dressed in khaki uniforms with protective helmets carried guns, and stormed the beach after arriving on military ships. 

Andrew will be joined by Brendan Fraser, who will play American military officer Dwight D. Eisenhower. 

Actress Kerry Condon will star as Kay Summersby, with Chris Messina as American meteorologist Irving P. Krick and Damian Lewis as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. 

The 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 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.

'With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser). 

'With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.'

The release date for the upcoming film is yet to be announced. 

Andrew most recently starred in Ripley, a TV adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's enduringly popular 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.

The actor took on the lead role of Tom Ripley - a character previously played by Hollywood luminaries Matt Damon and John Malkovich.

The mini-series impressed critics with its lavish use of black-and-white film and sweeping direction, the eight-part show's leading man has been commended for his portrayal of the duplicitous titular con-man. 

Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List) wrote and directed the latest screen adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley, following in the footsteps of the 1999 film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. 

With a noir take, in comparison to the sumptuous visuals of the Hollywood movie, critics have compared the Netflix version to Hitchcock in style and pace.