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The first trail­er for Eddie the Eagle soars into view

15 Dec 2015 / Released: 01 Apr 2016

Words by Clarisse Loughrey

Directed by Dexter Fletcher

Starring Christopher Walken, Hugh Jackman, and Taron Egerton

2

Anticipation.

A film about the greatest loser in sport? It’s all downhill from here.

3

Enjoyment.

A star-making turn from Egerton commands attention.

2

In Retrospect.

Sticks to the rule-book.

Taron Egerton stars as the cult ski-jump­ing fig­ure in this uplift­ing under­dog story.

Every true sport­ing icon deserves their own high-pro­file drama­tised biopic – some­thing to cement their lega­cy and inspire future gen­er­a­tions. Jake La Mot­ta had Rag­ing Bull, Muhammed Ali had Ali, Bri­an Clough had The Damned Unit­ed, and now Michael Edwards has Eddie the Eagle.

Taron Egerton (Kings­man: The Secret Ser­vice, Leg­end) dons the famous foam-suit and ​’tache com­bo to play the epony­mous cult hero, who defied the odds to become the first ski-jumper to rep­re­sent Great Britain at the Win­ter Olympics. He’s giv­en a boost by Hugh Jackman’s charis­mat­ic coach, Bron­son Peary.

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We reck­on this one has guilty plea­sure writ­ten all over it. Watch the trail­er below and let us know what you think @LWLies

Eddie the Eagle is released 1 April. 

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