Actor Temuera Morrison said playing former Japan coach Eddie Jones in the movie "The Brighton Miracle" — the official trailer of which was released Friday — gave him real insight into "the drive and ruthless commitment and passion" behind one of the greatest sporting upsets of all time.
"I heard he was not the most likeable chap but that's what you get if you want to attain some of these levels of perfection. That's what you've got to be," Morrison said of the man who led Japan to a 34-32 win over two-time world champions South Africa at the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
The movie, which will be released worldwide a week before the 2019 World Cup kicks off in Tokyo on Sept. 20, "tells how Eddie Jones masterfully plotted a result that endures as proof that the impossible is indeed possible. It's a story of people with persistence and tenacity who dared to believe and, in doing so, conquered an unbeatable foe and gave hope to millions."