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Hugh Jackman talks "Eddie the Eagle"

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Hugh Jacksman talks Eddie the Eagle

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Eddie the Eagle" is the true story of a hapless, but determined underdog who makes it all the way to the 1988 winter Olympics.

Eyewitness News reporter Janet Davies talks to actor Hugh Jackman and his costar Taron Egerton about a rousing story of dreaming big.

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