EDDIE THE EAGLE : Promotion and Box Office

[jo]

Another military division reports on the Hugh'Wolverine'Jackman flight (10'34" extended clip with more footage and clearer audio) --

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www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2016/02/22/123666/eddie-the-eagle-soars-to-great-heights-lands-truly-moving-picture-award-from-heartland-film

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http://instagram.com/p/BCGBqvbx4h4

[jo]

Per Box Office Mojo, EDDIE THE EAGLE will be released in only 2000 screens ( Gods of Egypt has a 3000 count, while Triple 9 has 2000).

With all the publicity and media buzz created for EDDIE I am surprised that FOX chickened out a little and only allocated 2000 screens. Maybe they did not want to withdraw some from DEADPOOL?

We'll see how the weekend fares?


Jo

[jo]

Go with the flow (aka CATCHPHRASE) game (with Jimmy Fallon) --

[jo]

Check out the video for part of the TONIGHT appearance --

[jo]

Interview with the Wall Street Journal --

www.wsj.com/video/hugh-jackman-taron-egerton-on-eddie-the-eagle/C501402F-5CB5-455D-ACF0-50F71767BBDD.html


Where's the connection with the WSJ? WSJ is the crown jewel of News Corporation for publishing. If I recall right, News Corporation is a holding company of the Murdochs re publishing.


Jo

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Hugh Jackman ‏@realhughjackman · 28m28 minutes ago

Awesome to meet @halloates with @taronegerton @fallontonight! #YouMakeMyDreamsComeTrue @eddieeaglemovie

[mamaleh]

Taron must like standing next to Oates after being the shorter of the Jackman-Egerton pair through all the publicity. I'll bet he feels super-tall here.

Ellen

[jo]

There was one full-length photo with Hugh in one of the media stops where Taron was standing practically on tiptoes for the camera





Jo

[mamaleh]

LOL.

Ellen

[jo]

[njr]

Maybe the flight was one hour, because it looked like all that pre-flight training/dressing took a long time.
Hmmmmmmm...whichever, I really admire Hugh for having the guts to do that (and not puking his guts out!) LOL!

Nancy

[jo]

More on the WOLVERINE flight --

www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/671712/eddie-the-eagle-star-soars.aspx

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas (AFNS) -- Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming movie "Eddie the Eagle," received a civic leader flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth from the 301st Fighter Wing Feb. 19 in a display of Air Force Reserve combat capability and air superiority.

"This is kind of a dream come true," Jackman said before the flight. "I'm very, very excited, a little nervous, and I'm fully aware how lucky I am to have this opportunity."

The wing flew Jackman prior to a sneak preview movie offered to base military members, employees, retirees and their families.

"There's an incredible amount of gratitude," he said. "When you're actually here on the base and you realize the dedication to this area of service, it's humbling and it's something all of us are very grateful for."

Jackman's co-star, Taron Egerton, and director of Eddie the Eagle, Dexter Fletcher, also visited and watched Jackman's flight from the air traffic control tower.

Egerton, in a special twist, coached Jackman through the jet's takeoff in a role reversal of the movie. In the film, Jackman acted as Michael 'Eddie' Edwards coach and Egerton performed as Eddie, the first ski jumper to represent Great Britain in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Jackman experienced a few aerial maneuvers in the F-16, which involved a spiral dive from 8,000 feet and a low pass over the runway. He handled the flight well and, upon landing, had only a few words to say about his experience, "It was awesome."

The pilot, Lt. Col. David Efferson, the 457th Fighter Squadron commander, said he had never flown a celebrity this famous before but that the excitement is a good thing for the Air Force.

"Anything that we can get out, as far as our name and what we do, is good because our Airmen work so hard and do amazing things for our country," Efferson said. "Flying Hugh Jackman showcased us in a way that we normally don't have the chance to do. It was an honor to meet him, but for me, I'm more happy over the spotlight he's brought to our Airmen, the base, and the U.S. Air Force."

After the flight, the Eddie the Eagle stars then headed to the Movie Reel Theater for a meet and greet with service members before the movie presentation.

"Jackman experienced a few aerial maneuvers in the F-16, which involved a spiral dive from 8,000 feet and a low pass over the runway"


I wonder what Hugh was actually thinking and feeling when these maneuvers happened smiley-excited001


Nah, he's wolverine -- nothing fazes him

Jo

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Taron-Egerton.Us
‏@taronegertoncom
Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman & Dexter Fletcher at AOL Build
via: AOLBuild Instagram

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www.aol.com/build/


If you were lucky to have gotten a pass - can you spot yourselves in the audience


Jo

[jo]

That was a nice and relaxed chat -- it probably mirrored the atmosphere on the set of EDDIE THE EAGLE!

*I think Dexter must have been such an easy-going but hardworking director to work with! Maybe that was why Jess Platt had said that he had never seen Hugh corpsed so much

*Taron's singing style seems more like pop. My EDDIE CD has not arrived yet. But he did win the Stephen Sondheim award in his RADA days, so maybe he can do musical theatre, too.

*Lol - Hugh had to show off a bit of singing, too

*Leopold?? He must be referring to the very English upbringing in the house that he said he had -- being such a courtly gentleman!

*Broadway musical for Hugh and Taron -- Hugh had asked Taron to send him a tape showing him singing when Taron auditioned for the role ( at the time of THE RIVER). I wonder if he had considered Taron for the key supporting role in SHOWMAN, although it seems the role might have gone to Zac Efron ( based on reports of seeing them together at Pearl Studio recently).

Did you know that Dexter once played the role of Gavroche in the stage musical Les Miserables. Wouldn't it be nice, if the host learned about it and had asked them to sing something from Les Mis? Dexter as Gavroche, maybe Taron can sing Marius, and Hugh would of course be Valjean??


Guys and Dolls - nah! Taron would be too young for the role of Nate.

Let me think....

Jo

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Hugh Jackman ‏@realhughjackman · 40m40 minutes ago

Da Boyz in ChiTown! @taronegerton @dexfletch @eddieeaglemovie

[jo]

It looks like there was a screening of EDDIE THE EAGLE in NYC on February 23, 2016. Michael Edwards ( the real EDDIE) was there.

www.filmmagic.com/search/#events?q=[606406853]&s=3





















The screening was held at CHELSEA BOW TIE Cinema.

[jo]

[jo]

More photo coverage of the NYC screening --

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3461735/Hugh-Jackman-Taron-Egerton-hit-Eddie-Eagle-screening-NYC.html

[jo]

And it looks like Hugh and company are going to China to promote the film --

english.cri.cn/12394/2016/02/24/4083s917872.htm

"Eddie the Eagle" is set to open in US theaters on Friday and in Chinese theaters on March 18th.

It's been reported that the actors are also scheduled to promote their movie in Beijing on March the 9th, which marks Hugh Jackman's third time in the country.

Two days earlier, they are supposed to be in South Korea --

Taron Egerton e Hugh Jackman vão visitar a Coreia no dia 7 de Março para promover o filme Eddie the Eagle.

[jo]

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Ellen Dweck ‏@mamalehellen · 1m1 minute ago

@realhughjackman Perfect musical for you & Taron: The Happy Time--a young man hero worships his charming but ne'er-do-well uncle. Kander/Ebb

I saw that on Broadway

With Robert Goulet!

Jo

[jo]

Ellen --

For you







Singing the title song at the TONYs... and a song for the three key figures. Robert won a Tony for the role!



Jo