<P> Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 biographical sports comedy - drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher . The film stars Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards , a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1929 . Hugh Jackman , Christopher Walken , Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star . The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2016 . </P>
<P> Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 biographical sports comedy - drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher . The film stars Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards , a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1929 . Hugh Jackman , Christopher Walken , Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star . The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2016 . </P>
who is eddie the eagle movie based on
who is eddie the eagle movie based on
Eddie Edwards , a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1929
Eddie Edwards , a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1929