BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Hugh Jackman helps the Eagle to take off
X-men's Wolverine is to star as the mentor who tried to achieve lift-off for Olympian Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
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