Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 biographical sports dramedy film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. Hugh Jackman and Christopher Walken also star. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2016.
The film was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on 26 February 2016 and by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2016.
Cast: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben,
