Eric Bana discusses the price of fame after breaking into Hollywood with role in The Hulk: ‘I’m worried about getting hassled’
Eric Bana has revealed how cruel the price of Hollywood fame can be.
The Australian actor, 55, made the comments to the Daily telegram on Friday ahead of the release of his new film Force of Nature: The Dry 2.
While promoting the upcoming film, the movie star was asked about the secret of his success after rising to fame with 2003’s Hulk.
The Chopper star said it was mostly hard work, luck and working with talented people, but he had to be careful as his fame grew.
“You’re just a few bad performances away from no one talking about you anymore,” Bana said.
Eric Bana has revealed how cruel the price of Hollywood fame can be. The Australian actor, 55, made comments in the Daily Telegraph on Friday ahead of his new film Force of Nature: The Dry 2. Pictured with wife Rebecca Gleeson
The former comedian turned actor says he keeps himself grounded by visiting remote pubs in Australia.
“They have no interest in talking to you about work or about you,” he explained of Australia’s small-town population.
“It’s just about ‘where do you come from? What road did you use? Where are you going?’ They want to tell you which circuit to drive. It just eliminates all that.”
Bana’s new film Force of Nature is again a murder mystery and, like its predecessor The Dry, is based on a bestselling novel by Australian writer Jane Harper.
Eric will reprise the role of Aaron Falk, the hard-core detective fans know from 2020’s The Dry.
The movie star was asked about the secret of his success after rising to fame with Hulk (pictured) in 2003. Bana said he keeps himself grounded by visiting remote pubs in Australia
This time the detective heads into the highlands to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a corporate whistleblower, played by Anna Torv, who goes missing during a company walk.
The main suspects in the case include Lucy Ansell (Utopia), Homeland’s Robin McLeavy, Mortal Kombat’s Sisi Stringer and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole star Deborra-Lee Furness.
Force of Nature was filmed on locations in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, the Otways and the Dandenong Ranges and is produced by Sydney company Made Up Stories with Connolly’s Arenamedia and Bana’s Pick Up Truck Pictures.
The production is once again a collaboration between Eric and his friend and colleague, producer-director Robert Connolly.
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 will be released in cinemas across Australia on Thursday, February 8.
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 releases in cinemas across Australia on February 8