‘Eddie The Eagle’ Super Bowl spot flies in

Eddie The Eagle Super Bowl spot: The biopic lands in U.S. cinemas in February, and the UK in April.

The Eddie The Eagle Super Bowl spot has landed online ahead of Sunday’s big game. The film actually debuts in U.S. cinemas later this month, though won’t see British cinemas until April. We were lucky enough to see the film earlier this week, and you can read our five-star Eddie The Eagle review at the end of the link.

Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself – even as an entire nation was counting him out.  With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (played by Hugh Jackman), Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.  From producers of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle stars Taron Egerton as Eddie, the loveable underdog with a never say die attitude.

The Eddie The Eagle Super Bowl spot can be found below, but first, here are a few of our thoughts on the film itself.

Fletcher’s direction is as masterful and precise as the ski-jumpers (other than Edwards) that the film features. It is complimented by legendary stuntman turned filmmaker Vic Armstrong’s superb second unit direction, a truly wonderful, eighties-style score from the brilliant Matthew Margeson, another Vaughn collaborator on Kingsman and Kick-Ass 2, along with some fantastic tracks of the age from the likes of Thin Lizzy and even Hall & Oates.

I cannot recommend Eddie The Eagle enough. Most of all, I cannot wait to see the film again, and more than that, I cannot wait to see what Dexter Fletcher sets his sights on next. This is a truly wonderful film from an exciting filmmaker and and of our best rising talents in Egerton. See Eddie The Eagle at your earliest opportunity. It’s outstanding.

So, yes, its safe to say we kinda liked it.

Watch the Eddie The Eagle Super Bowl spot below. The film opens in U.S. cinemas on February 28th, and the UK from April 1st, 2016.