Eric Bana Archives

Eric Bana sports a little salt-and-pepper beard at the L’Oreal Paris 2008 AFI Awards at the Princess Theatre on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia.

The 40-year-old Aussie actor was accompanied by wife Rebecca Gleeson.

At the ceremony, the Australian Film Institute gave out awards to recognize excellence across the film and television industry, and to celebrate AFI’s 50th anniversary this year.

According to the Herald Sun, there was also a tribute to the late Heath Ledger from his family as they received the International Best Actor award on his behalf.

Heath won for his role as the Joker in the The Dark Knight and his sister, Kate, said: “It’s been without a doubt the most difficult year, losing such a loved family member. We are so proud of him and humbly accept this award on behalf of his beautiful daughter, who we will cherish forever.” More Here! »

Check out these new theatrical teaser posters for Star Trek featuring Eric Bana as Romulan villain Nero, Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura (a human from the United States of Africa), Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as half-Vulcan science officer Spock.

Paramount will continue promoting this film at warp speed. Newly launched: A full-scale promotional tour nearly six months before its May 8 release.

Star Trek was directed by J.J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias Lost, and most recently, Fringe).

For more information, visit the sci-fi film’s official website at StarTrekMovie.com.

Check out this new Star Trek promo of Zachary Quinto as Spock, complete with the infamous pointy Vulcan ears. Below is an early look at the new crew of the Enterprise from the summer 2009 J.J. Abrams franchise reboot. Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, Eric Bana as Romulan villain Nero, Karl Urban as McCoy and John Cho as Sulu.

Here’s a snippet from Entertainment Weekly’s cover story:

Is the world ready again for Trek’s optimistic vision of the future? Some involved with the film suspect the presidential election may have a dramatic effect on how Star Trek will be perceived. “This is a franchise that offers hope for unity—and so does Barack Obama,” says Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock. “When this movie comes out, and Obama is presi­dent, hopefully there will be some parallels.”

Read the full cover story at EW.com. 10+ pictures inside… More Here! »

There’s a lot of celebrities playing tonsil hockey this weekend!

Click inside to find out who Rachel McAdams has been smooching…

Hint: It’s not her on-again-off-again-on-again boyfriend Ryan Gosling!

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Eric Bana, wife,, Rebecca Gleeson, son Klaus, and daugther Sophia stop by a hardware store in Brighton, England on Sunday.

Klaus is 9, and Sophia turns 7 next month. How quickly they’ve grown!

Eric is currently in The Other Boleyn Girl with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. His two upcoming projects include: The Time Traveller’s Wife and Star Trek XI.

More pictures of Eric Bana and the Bana clan checking out hardware… More Here! »

Eric Bana showed off his newly shaved head on yesterday’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

The Aussie stud admitted he’s bald for his upcoming villainous role in the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek movie. Bana, 39, will play the role of the evil Nero.

“It’s a really well-written script, great part,” Bana has said. “Couldn’t say no.”

Watch Eric’s appearance on Leno here: Part I and Part II. And yes, Bana’s bald look emphasizes his huge ears. But they are sexy huge ears, no?

Bana’s latest period piece The Other Boleyn Girl, costarring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, opens this Friday, Feb. 29.

25+ pictures inside of bald Eric Bana… More Here! »

Hotter-than-hot Eric Bana takes the March 2008 cover of GQ magazine. This month, the Aussie actor takes on Henry the bloody Eighth in The Other Boleyn Girl costarring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

Here’s a snippet from the GQ article:

Like Denzel Washington, Bana has a powerfully masculine, intimidating physical presence and brings an epic-heroic dimension to his roles that’s rare in recent movies. A hallmark of his acting is an ability to be at once courteous and nitrogen cold; you can see it throughout his career, notably in The Other Boleyn Girl. As Henry VIII, “he’s very much the man who’s never had anybody say no to him,” says his costar Natalie Portman. It’s an unsettling quality to experience in person, as I discover when, excited by his willingness to speak so candidly about Hulk, I ask once too often about it and Bana announces: “Tomorrow, there will be no Hulk questions.”

Read the full article about Eric Bana at GQ.com.

Eric Bana arrives at his hotel in London on Tuesday sans co-stars Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, who have been joined at the hip the past few weeks.

The trio has been promoting their new film The Other Boleyn Girl on a global tour. They were last in Germany over the past weekend.

The Hollywood Reporter did not give a very favorable review of Bana’s performance in the movie: “Eric Bana as the king offers little help [to the film]. Such is his lack of screen presence that the Australian film star virtually disappears whenever [Natalie] Portman, [Scarlett] Johansson or Scott Thomas makes an appearance.”