EDDIE THE EAGLE : Promotion and Box Office

[jo]

Can you get this to play ?

tenplay.com.au/news/national/2016/3/31/interview-with-chris-hemsworth-and-hugh-jackman

[jo]

Another article on Hugh and Taron and how they related to the EDDIE film ... towards the end, Taron talks about his new BFF!


www.thenational.ae/arts-life/film/hugh-jackman-on-eddie-the-eagle-he-was-something-of-a-folk-hero-in-australia-we-loved-him#page1

The on-screen friendship is a driving force of the movie and it is obvious that a similar bond formed between the actors, as they share jokes and trade mock insults like a pair of old pals – which, according to Egerton, is exactly what they have become.

“I’d love to work with Hugh again," says Egerton. “He’s the person on set who elevates everybody up to another level and makes them feel like an equal.

“He’s totally self-effacing and doesn’t like to self-aggrandise. Every Friday, he gives out a lottery ticket to every single person on set so he gets the chance to say hello and get to know everybody by name. He’d never claim to be anybody’s mentor, but he’s everybody’s friend and he’s certainly my friend. I’m really gonna miss him, I really am."

[njr]

Mar 30, 2016 22:07:31 GMT -5 jo said:

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




Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$29.98
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Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$39.99
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Blu-ray


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Product Details


Eddie the Eagle

$39.99
Prime

Blu-ray






The second BluRay format is for Hugh Definition TV.

"HUGH" definition TV? That's a new one!

Nancy

[mamaleh]

I've lost count of the times I've mistyped Hugh for High.

Ellen

[jo]

Haha - same here

I also make a similar mistake with "huge"


Kind of Pavlovian, isn't it


Jo

[njr]

It's a "Freudian Slip!" LOL!

Nancy

[jo]

Nah- when I start writing " Hu..." or "Hi...", somehow the fingers seek the letters "g" and "h" or " u"to follow. Conditioned response Or muscle memory ( too many posts on "HUGH" from moi on this forum -- just too many!)




Jo

[jo]

Am posting another article with a H-U-G-H ( carefully typed, this time ) mention once again.

www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/36770/Hugh-Jackman-s-tiny-Eddie-the-Eagle-shooting-window

The entire Eddie the Eagle filming schedule was set around Hugh Jackman.

The 47-year-old actor plays former ski jumper Bronson Peary in the film, which stars Taron Egerton as Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards. The film has already received rave reviews from critics, with many particularly praising Hugh's role.

However, director Dexter Fletcher has revealed they had only six weeks to shoot with Hugh after he decided to sign up for the movie.

"Hugh is a genuinely nice guy," Dexter said during an interview on British morning show Lorraine on Friday (01Apr16). "He had a very small window of availability but he read the script and he was excited and passionate about it and wanted to be involved so we built the whole schedule around him really - he had six weeks when we could use him and unfortunately it was the end of winter, so we went out to Germany to film but all the snow was melting which created its own problems to create a ski film with no snow."...

That was the time after Hugh had a short break after THE RIVER.

Some projects did and did not materialize for the second half of 2015, if I recall right --

*the possibility of some role in XMEN : APOCALYPSE ( which started filming that summer - as it turned out, the script did not include any WOLVERINE participation)

*the start of filming of GREATEST SHOWMAN ( postponed to the following year?)

*sign-up for COLLATERAL BEAUTY ( from which he dropped off - conflict on filming schedule)

*promotion of PAN ( on schedule!)


Jo

[hughmanity]

Look forward to them every day...keep 'em  coming,  Jo!

Apr 1, 2016 17:07:00 GMT -5 jo said:

Nah- when I start writing " Hu..." or "Hi...", somehow the fingers seek the letters "g" and "h" or " u"to follow. Conditioned response Or muscle memory ( too many posts on "HUGH" from moi on this forum -- just too many!)




Jo

[jo]

For you, Hughmanity


Hugh says HI!





I took the photo - stagedoor, Sydney 2006 The Boy from Oz



Jo

[hughmanity]

I say hi right back! Thanks, Jo. Great shot.

[jo]

Hugh and Taron were interviewed so many times for the EDDIE tour that sometimes conversations veer towards slightly serious subjects, although still inspired by the theme of EDDIE THE EAGLE --

www.wearvalleyadvertiser.co.uk/entertainment/14401935.The_long__hard_climb_to_the_top/

The long, hard climb to the top

Feelgood: Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman as Eddie Edwards and Bronson Peary
4 hrs ago / Viv Hardwick



Before sheer determination made him a hero, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards was the butt of many jokes - and there were plenty of japes while making the new movie based on his remarkable tale. Keeley Bolger meets stars Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton for a taste of what’s in store

ONE is a good 20 years into his career, while the other is just starting out, but Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton both admit they've felt like the odds have been stacked against them throughout their working lives. They star together in the new Eddie The Eagle film - and just as the film's inspiration, Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, battled worldwide cynicism as a ski jumping newcomer determined to take part in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, with no funding, little training, limited athletic ability and terrible eyesight, both actors have had to overcome feelings of self-doubt.



"I've always felt like an underdog," says 47-year-old Jackman, who plays Eddie's hard-drinking fictitious coach, Bronson Peary. "Ultimately for me, the antidote has been trying to get my head out of it and focusing on what I'm trying to say, what story we're trying to tell and to pay attention to the people you're with."

Likewise, 26-year-old Egerton, who plays Eddie - and who scored his breakthrough role as Eggsy in last year's Kingsman: The Secret Service and also appeared alongside Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander in 2014's Testament Of Youth - has had his battles. "I think there's a misconception when you're involved in films like this, that you stop auditioning," says the Welsh actor, who won the Empire Best Male Newcomer award last year and was up for the EE Rising Star gong at this year's Baftas. "I audition for roles all the time and always feel like an underdog - particularly when I'm up against you!" he quips, looking at Jackman.

"Sorry you didn't get Eggsy in Kingsman by the way," Egerton adds, patting his older co-star on the arm. "That must have been tough."

Clearly an intense period of working and touring together means Jackman and Egerton's friendship is forging beyond polite pleasantries, to full-on matey mickey-taking. A scroll through Egerton's Twitter feed shows snaps of him sneaking Jackman's snacks when his back is turned, and posing in the Aussie's sunglasses, while today, they're ribbing each other about who asked Gordon Brown to the premiere. "I didn't invite him," says the younger star with a laugh.




Directed by Dexter Fletcher, the film follows Eddie - who eventually became known as a hero - as he begs and borrows equipment and is put through his paces to earn his place in the Games.

"Eddie was a legend who embodies that pure spirit of having a go," says Jackman. "And he had a go at the most crazy, almost suicidal event in sport, the ski jump. I mean, I wanted to be in the Olympics as a kid, I just wasn't going to go that far."

Although neither has put themselves through the challenges Cheltenham-born Eddie went through to achieve his dream of becoming an Olympian, both can relate to the scale of his ambition.




For Egerton, besides joking that he's in the industry for "money and fame", his driving force comes from wanting to make his nearest and dearest proud.

"When we had our premiere, I had 45 guests come and about 95 per cent of them were from my home town in Aberystwyth," says Egerton, who is currently working on a Kingsman sequel with Colin Firth. "Them being there, and for us, all being on the red carpet was mind-blowing. I think that was probably the biggest drive for me... sharing it with the people I care about."





And those people might have more to celebrate if the rumours prove true, and Egerton is cast as the young Han Solo in a planned Star Wars spin-off. "I really hope there's some truth to it, because playing a part like that would be a dream come true," he quips, chuckling, when asked about it. "Obviously, trying to fill the shoes of someone like Harrison Ford would be daunting, but it would be such a cool part to play, so I really hope there's some truth to it. I'd love to have a go."

Now in "good" health, having recently finished treatment for skin cancer on his nose, Jackman implores his fans to "wear sunscreen and get a check-up" to protect against the disease, but as for his tongue, well, it's clearly lodged firmly in his cheek. Recalling the early days of his career, he recounts how he and wife, fellow actor Deborra-Lee Furness, used to entertain friends, who were also trying to make it in the industry.

"We'd have dinner parties and they'd say, 'I have a call back for this thing', and I'd see Debs' eyes glaze over, and finally she'd say, 'OK, can you just call me when you got the job? No one's interested in 'I've got a call back', or, 'I'm down for a last read'... Just call me when you've got the job. "So," Jackman adds, turning to Egerton with a grin, "Will you stop talking about it [Star Wars] non-stop?"


It's all in jest, of course, and he hopes the jollities they shared making the film comes through for audiences. "In a film like this, if you're having fun, the audience will sense that and they'll have fun too," says Jackman. "And that's what's this film's about."

[jo]

EDDIE THE EAGLE opens strong in the UK --

deadline.com/2016/04/eddie-the-eagle-uk-opening-box-office-1201731485/

[mamaleh]

Second only to a recent Bond opening! Pretty good. Maybe it should have opened in England first. That might have planted a keen desire in people in disparate countries to see the movie.

Ellen

[jo]

I also thought that was how it should have been done. It is a British story after all, even if the appeal of the film seemed universal because of the theme.

Interestingly, it was supposed to have opened in America much later - if I recall right, a week before Batman vs Superman ( March 25) originally...but it was moved forward to February 26. Fox did mount a strong campaign - Superbowl ad, Sundance premiere, appearances in other cities for Hugh and Taron, special screenings, etc... The critics were generally impressed ( 79% at Rotten Tomatoes) and the first viewers were impressed ( Cinemascore of "A").

Hmm....


Jo

[jo]

Other reports from Deadline --

EDDIE THE EAGLE
Eddie The Eagle 2The Hugh Jackman/Taron Egerton-starrer entered select international markets this weekend, earning $3.67M from 2,245 screens in 43 countries, per Fox. Fox released to $729K on 490 screens in Germany which is the studio’s top market on the film. It placed No. 5 in what’s described as a “fair” start. Mexico was the No. 2 market with $331K from 351. Both of those were ahead of comp Billy Elliot by about 24% and 450%, respectively. Eddie, which opened big in the U.K. via Lionsgate UK with $3.9M, flies to Korea and Russia next weekend.

Btw, Box Office Mojo reports that its first 10-day take in China was close to $ 1 million.


Jo

[jo]

For international buyers, if you have a multi-region player ( or strictly Region 2 format), the prices of the DVD and the BluRay Disc are so much cheaper on Amazon-UK.

I wonder if prices have been calibrated to reflect expected box office results for the movie and therefore assume a certain forecast for demamd for the DVD/BluRay. It seems it is going to be a box office success in the UK.

Jo

[jo]

Great music video --

[alma]

How disappointing.
Not the movie, but the fact that I didn't get a chance to see it. They showed it for only ONE WEEK in only a handful of cinemas, and with only one showing per day, at 2:30 in the afternoon, at 8:30 pm in a couple of places way across town.
Why would the studio wear Hugh out (and Taron, too) sending them all over the world to promote the film and then only pay to have a VERY limited release? How stupid is that?



Alma

[foxie]

Where are u ?it payed a longer time here!

[alma]

Foxie, I'm south of the border in a pretty big city.
The papers rated Eddie as "Good" with 3 out of 5 stars. The latest movies from Chris Hemsworth, George Clooney or Bradley Cooper are playing ALL afternoon/evening long in many cinemas, even though they are rated 2 out of 5 stars. So I'm pretty sure it was a studio decision to severely limit the release down here.
Bummer.
Very unfair box office comparisons that way.

Alma

[foxie]

Not fair?

[jo]

Another interview that we missed? Hugh and Taron joking (and singing) around.

[njr]

May 8, 2016 9:33:11 GMT -5 jo said:

Another interview that we missed? Hugh and Taron joking (and singing) around.

"And a little bit of wee actually did come out."

Nancy

[jo]

Extended singing --