Eric Bana to star in ‘The Emperor’s Children’

According to The Wrap, Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) has inked a deal to direct The Emperor’s Children for Imagine Entertainment.

Ron Howard was originally slated to direct this project but he and Brian Grazer will now produce it. Keira Knightley, Eric Bana and Richard Gere are also attached to the film, which is presently looking for financing. The hope is that this movie will begin shooting this summer.

Noah Baumbach is adapting this project from Claire Messud’s 2006 best-selling novel. It follows a trio of Brown University graduates who are moving into their 30s. They struggle to deal with the lofty expectations that have been held for their personal and professional lives. The Emperor’s Children was set in New York in the months that led up to and following 9/11. 

So excited! Eric now has two interesting projects ahead of him!

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‘Hanna’ begins production next week

The adventure thriller Hanna, directed by BAFTA Award winner Joe Wright, begins filming in Europe next week. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the movie.

Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (of Focus’ Atonement, also directed by Wright), Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (soon to be seen in Robin Hood), and Eric Bana (Star Trek) star in Hanna. Joining the cast is Niels Arestrup, who last month won the César Award (France’s Academy Award equivalent) for Best Supporting Actor for A Prophet.

Hanna (to be played by Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a solider; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Sweden. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

For more information about the production, visit MovieWeb.com!

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‘Funny People’ HD Screen Captures

Almost 600 HD screen captures from last year’s drama-comedy Funny People have been added to the gallery. The movie, starring Eric Bana, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, was directed by Judd Apatow. Eric did a fantastic job, he was hilarious and really made the movie for me. I have also added some new posters and pictures from the promotional photoshoot Eric did for the movie. Check out all the new photos by clicking on the previews below!

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Cate Blanchett joins ‘Hanna’

According to multiple sources, the fantastic Cate Blanchett has joined Hanna, the Joe Wright-directed Focus Features drama which already stars Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana. The story centers on a 14-year-old Eastern European girl who has been raised by her father to be a cold-blooded killing machine.

With these actors involved the movie is destined to be a great one, don’t you think?

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‘Star Trek’ HD Screen Captures

First of all, I apologize for not updating this site the past months, there simply hasn’t been much new in Bana-land. I’ve also been busy with other online- as well as offline-duties. Secondly, Eric’s rumored to star in a new movie and I’m very excited for that (I’m sure you are as well)! And last, but not least, I have added HD screen captures from Star Trek to the gallery! Eric Bana portrayed the villain named “Nero” in one of last year’s biggest movies. Check out the screen captures by clicking on the previews below. Enjoy!

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Eric Bana to star in ‘Hanna’

Great news! According to the reliable Variety, Eric Bana is in final negotiations to star opposite Saoirse Ronan in Focus Features’ assassin pic Hanna.

Story centers on a 14-year-old girl who has spent her life living in the woods and is trained by her father to be an assassin. She then leaves the wilderness for the first time to assassinate a high-ranking government official who has a lot to hide. Seth Lochhead penned the script with Joe Wright (Atonement) directing the movie. Hanna begins filming in Germany in March.

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The Time Traveler’s Wife – Box office numbers

As y’all probably know, The Time Traveler’s Wife was finally released to cinemas on Friday. The romantic drama, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, did pretty well at the box office! It came in at the third spot, earning a solid $19.2 million in it’s opening weekend! Check out the top ten movies below.

1) District 9 – $37 million
2) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - $22.5 million
3) The Time Traveler’s Wife – $19.2 million
4) Julie & Julia – $12.5 million
5) G-Force – $6.9 million
6) The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard – $5.3 million
7) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – $5.1 million
8) The Ugly Truth – $4.5 million
9) Ponyo - $3.5 million
10) (500) Days of Summer – $3.02 million

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