Dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Paramount Pictures' 2010 drama "The Fighter" wuxuu soo bandhigayaa kor u kaca Eklund walaalkiis ka yar Micky Ward. Waxaa Director ka ah David O. Russell, filimka waxaa jilaya Christian Bale oo ah Eklund iyo Mark Wahlberg oo ah Ward. Marka la eego
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Eklund wuxuu muuqaal lama filaan ah ku soo bandhigay masraxa Christian Bale maadaama kan dambe uu aqbalay abaalmarinta Jilaaga Taageera ee Fiican ee uu ku soo bandhigay Eklund. Bale wuxuu sidoo kale ku guuleystay Golden Globe iyo Academy Award qaab ciyaareedkiisa. Intii lagu guda jiray hadalkiisii aqbalaadda Abaalmarinta Akadeemiyada, wuxuu u mahadceliyay Eklund iyo Ward, oo ka mid ahaa dhagaystayaasha.