EDDIE THE EAGLE : Promotion and Box Office

[jo]

[jo]

Melbourne media was able to interview Hugh at the Melbourne premiere of EDDIE THE EAGLE --

twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne


Please scroll down for the interview with Michael Felgate.

[jo]

[jo]

[jo]

Probably one of the most unusual things he has ever autographed

Sandra Lewis ‏@sandi_beach15 · 15m15 minutes ago

@spotlightreport Hugh Jackman signing a rat cage at the Melbourne premiere of Eddie the Eagle @ Crown.

[carouselkathy]

I bet that's a first!

[jo]

A good insight on why he chose EDDIE as a film project and on what guides him when he chooses a role ... and guess what he and Taron would want to join in if it ever becomes an Olympic sport

www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hugh-jackman-takes-backseat-in-eddie-the-eagle-and-gets-happy-over-kaya

While superstar Hugh Jackman takes on a supporting role in the film Eddie The Eagle, British hunk Taron Egerton sheds his sexy image to play a dorky athlete


Yip Wai Yee In Seoul, South Korea




[Australian actor Hugh Jackman is a Hollywood A-lister who could easily get by acting in just one major blockbuster movie each year.

The triple threat - he is also a Broadway actor who sings and dances - is instantly recognisable wherever he goes and is among the highest-paid actors in the world, making more than US$23 million (S$31.5 million) last year, according to Forbes magazine.

So what is the 47-year-old doing in a supporting role as a washed-up ski jumping coach in a relatively modest movie such as his latest flick Eddie The Eagle, which is not even Oscar bait?



It turns out superstardom as a superhero - The X-Men's Wolverine - has not dimmed his passion for good, old-fashioned acting.

"I just try to go with my gut feeling for these things. I'm always interested in doing different kinds of movies and when the script moves me, I want to do it," he says.

"I have learnt that if you go in with your gut feeling, that even if the film doesn't work out, or you don't pull it off, it's easy to live with. It's when you go against your gut feeling... and it doesn't work out, then you kick yourself."...




.


That intuition has paid off here somewhat, given the mostly positive reviews that Eddie The Eagle has received so far in the United Kingdom and at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States in January.

Helmed by British actor-turned- director Dexter Fletcher, 50, the new movie is based on the real-life story of Michael "Eddie" Edwards, the first ski jumper to represent Britain at the Olympic Games when he competed in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.

Although the athlete, now 52 and retired from the sport, was not particularly talented at the sport and, in fact, placed last at the games, the media and public lauded him for representing the classic heroic underdog and his never-say- die attitude.

In the film, Jackman plays Edwards' mentor, a fictional American ski jump coach named Bronson Peary, said to be an amalgam of all of the athlete's former instructors.

Much like his character in the movie role, Jackman comfortably takes a backseat during this interview with The Straits Times, relinquishing the spotlight to rising star Taron Egerton, the young British actor who plays the titular character.

Egerton, 26, became a heart- throb overnight after starring in the hit action movie Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), in which he played a slick secret agent.

His part of Edwards here could not be more different, though - so awkward and goofy is he, he has a protruding underbite, an unkempt moustache and dorky glasses.

He says: "I didn't get to cling on to too much sexiness as Eddie, as you can see in the movie.

"But it was an incredibly fun and dynamic part to play. The underbite wasn't even uncomfortable. If anything, it was the facial fuzz on my face that was uncomfortable because it wasn't real.

"But if a fake moustache is the most uncomfortable part of your job, then I would say that it was probably a good job."

Underbite or no, one less-than- hunky film role is hardly going to take away his glory of being listed as one of Wales' Sexiest Men in 2014 by website Wales Online.

"I think I was 13th on the list, but I'm going to take that," he says with a chuckle about the list that was topped by The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013) actor Luke Evans, 36.

Hearing this, Jackman, People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2008, says in jest: "I have to give Taron a lot of advice on how to move up. Thirteenth? That's just embarrassing."

So, what is the trick to moving up the ranks to becoming the world's sexiest then?

"It's all about the publicist," Jackman replies with a laugh.




After 22 years in the business, it is clear that the veteran is still loving every bit of his job.

Well known for being one of Hollywood's nicest guys, he is patient and game in every media interview that he does, even after long days of back-to-back sessions where he is essentially answering the same questions over and over again.

He makes earnest eye contact with his interviewer when he speaks, after pondering every question carefully.

The actor, who is married to Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness, 60, and has two children, certainly does not take anything for granted, despite his immense success.

He says: "I find that I love acting more and more as I go on. There are so many brilliant actors who are unemployed. I'm very blessed to have had the opportunities that I've been given.

"I'm blessed that I can go between theatre and movies, and doing action films, but also different movies like this one. I'm more confident as I go along and I think I'm having as much fun as I've ever had."




Being at the top of his game also means knowing when to quit the hugely profitable X-Men film franchise, where he has played popular brooding superhero Wolverine five times from 2000 to 2014.

His sixth assignment in the role in the as-yet-untitled 2017 Wolverine film will be his last, he has said.

"I just couldn't think that I could add any more to the part of Wolverine or have something else to say about the character that was different.

"I'm excited about this last movie, but it also just feels like the right time to move on. Next year, I would have played the same role for 17 years and that's more than I could have ever dreamt of," he says.

Maybe he is putting away those superhero claws on the big screen because he has been doing some heroic rescuing in real life.

Just three days ago, he reportedly saved an adult man and his young daughter from a strong riptide at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

So it may be enough for him for now that he is enjoying his time working with younger stars such as Egerton, who he says has an "amazing, amazing singing voice".

One of the tracks that play during the end credits of Eddie The Eagle, Thrill Me, by British singersongwriter Gary Barlow, is, in fact, sung by Egerton and backed by Jackman.

Jackman says: "We used to muck about on set between takes, singing all the time. Taron has an encyclopaedic knowledge of lyrics, even for songs from my era, which is awesome."

They love to sing together so much that they say that if there ever was an Olympic sport that they could invent, it would be the musical.

"I would love to do a musical with Taron. That really should be a sport," says Jackman.

Egerton laughs and says to him: "Olympic-level singing. I guess it's Olympic level when you do it, but I'm not sure about myself."

Jackman quips: "Hey, if there are such Olympic sports as curling, I don't see why we can't have musical singing as a sport."

[jo]

Mar 29, 2016 6:07:39 GMT -5 jo said:

Probably one of the most unusual things he has ever autographed

Sandra Lewis ‏@sandi_beach15 · 15m15 minutes ago

@spotlightreport Hugh Jackman signing a rat cage at the Melbourne premiere of Eddie the Eagle @ Crown.

I wonder if it reminded him of FLUSHED AWAY



Jo

[hughmanity]

I had read about their appearance on this German TV show, but the video was just posted on Youtube.   At 4:50 Hugh and Taron juggle and sing in the car-cute!

[jo]

Thanks. He even waves at the paparazzi


If GREATEST SHOWMAN films in NYC instead of Australia, would Taron ( who also has a busy filming schedule for the rest of the year) consider a singing cameo


Jo

[jo]

And the final premiere - in Sydney, for hometown boy Hugh!

twitter.com/i/moments/715084249435496448

[jo]

[jo]

Video clip --

[jo]

Inside the cinema --


twitter.com/paulharapin

[jo]

[jo]

Er... a different kind of red carpet interview smiley-rolleyes010

But the interviewer's shirt reminds me of THE BOY FROM OZ




www.2dayfm.com.au/shows/hit30/videos/would-hugh-jackman-pose-nude-with-kim-k/#ooid=A0ZnlmMjE6LiTPOaH8eqHMEiy3Wm5KeW

[jo]

[jo]

http://instagram.com/p/BDklOXGrtb4

http://instagram.com/p/BDkctI9LtR-

[jo]

[mamaleh]

Haircut photo? Say it isn't so. Loving the length of his hair in these movie premiere shots.

Ellen

[jo]

Very Good multi-topic interview ( Deb's advocacy/EDDIE THE EAGLE/20th Wedding anniversary/Hugh's toughest critic ) --

www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/hugh-jackman-praises-malcolm-turnbull-for-continuing-tony-abbotts-adoption-stance-20160330-gnuiag.html

Hugh Jackman praises Malcolm Turnbull for continuing Tony Abbott's adoption stance

March 31, 2016 - 12:42AM

Amy Croffey



Hugh Jackman has supported a long campaign by his wife of 20 years Deborra-Lee Furness to simplify adoption laws in Australia.


Hugh Jackman has praised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his cabinet for their efforts in bringing about reform to adoption in Australia.

The Australian actor, who promoted his new film Eddie the Eagle in Sydney on Wednesday, spoke passionately about the issue that he and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are long-time advocates of and said he was pleased to see Mr Turnbull taking "the baton" from former leader, Tony Abbott, who made improving adoption a priority under his leadership.


The pair are set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on April 11 - an eye-watering milestone that many in Hollywood have never reached. Photo: Brendon Thorne

"The State government here have been great. Slowly but surely they have done an amazing job with Adopt Change [Furness' adoption lobby group], turning around the mentality of the whole issue and things are starting to happen. I think it is fantastic," Jackman told Fairfax.


"Tony was the one who really picked it up at first but so far Malcolm has just carried the baton. Julie Bishop as well have all been great.

"Deb has been at this for eight years - to be clear it has really been Deb's thing, she has really been driven and I support her obviously. She was with Mike Baird today," he added, but did not go into details about their meeting.


His positive words come despite Furness saying last November she wants to see less talk and more action.

Almost 30,000 Australian children have been in out-of-home care (because they can't live with their immediate families) for more than two years. Of all 43,000 children in out-of-home care, about half are not with other relatives. But in 2013 to 2014, only 203 children were adopted locally.

"It is not moving fast enough," Furness said at time of the bid to see more children being given a permanent home over a shorter period of time.

Jackman, 47, and Furness, 60, have two adopted children, Oscar, 15, and Ava, 10.




Furness attended the premiere on the arm of her husband, but did not stop for interviews, instead heading straight inside after she posed for pictures.


Unlike most celebrities at red carpet events, Jackman spent a significant amount of time engaging with media and fans, even coaching a "nervous" Nate Myles, who swapped the NRL pitch to work the mic for Triple M.


The pair are set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on April 11 - a marital milestone that many in Hollywood have never reached.

Jackman said the number one secret to the longevity of their relationship is that he "married the right person".

He added: "We don't spend more that two weeks apart, we really honestly share everything with each other, and she makes me laugh, we have a great time."

The actor, who plays Eddie's coach Bronson Peary in what has been dubbed 'the feel good movie of the year', plans to take Furness away on a romantic trip to celebrate - just the two of them.

"We are kind of going to re-live our honeymoon a little bit - not the same place, but just the two of us. We love the kids, but they are staying behind. I don't know what they are doing," he laughed.

When asked if diamonds were on the gift list, he said "maybe" and added that the traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary is china.

"It's not sexy though," he said. "She is really into teacups, but I've got to up my game."





One of Jackman's favourite parts of making the movie was spending time with Michael Edwards, aka Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards, the British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.

"That guy is awesome, he is the reason why people fall in love with him in the movie," he said.

Jackman said he has not changed a bit, even now at the age of 52.

"He's still a mad man," he said laughing. "He still jumps, people die doing those jumps."





Oscar and Ava both "loved" the movie, but he was most pleased that his mother and toughest critic, Grace McNeil, was impressed.

"My mother is brutally honest with me. She said: 'Finally, it's a movie I can tell everyone to go and see.'"

A number of family members walked the white carpet as the Wolverine star was busy entertaining the press.

"There's a bunch come tonight," he smirked. "I'm quietly confident they'll like it."

Eddie the Eagle is in cinemas on April 21.

[jo]

Towards the end, Hugh talks about what It was like working with Taron...and what lessons he has learned from it.


Taron says Hugh is not " nice"...that he is actually "naughty"



Jo

[jo]

www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/movies/2016/03/31/hugh-jackman-back-in-bondi-for-premiere.html


BAYWATCH BONDI with Hugh ??

Yes, yes, yes !! . smiley-happy096



**********************************************************************************




Hugh is always animated, especially with fellow Aussies


www.sydneyswans.com.au/video/2016-03-31/hanging-with-hugh-jackman-march-31-2016



Jo

[jo]

Amazon.com (USA) has put a pre-order alert for EDDIE THE EAGLE --




Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$29.98
Prime

DVD


******************************************************************


Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$39.99
Prime

Blu-ray


******************************************************************



Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$39.99
Prime

Blu-ray






The second BluRay format is for Hugh Definition TV.

[jo]

Amazon.co.UK has less expensive quotes for their pre-order alert for EDDIE THE EAGLE --




Product Details


Eddie The Eagle

TBC

£15.99
Prime

Blu-ray


*********************************************************************




Product Details


Eddie The Eagle

TBC

£12.99
Prime

DVD


*********************************************************************