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Eric Bana.(Man on Fire)(Interview)

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* Aussie actor Eric Bana has played a Delta Force sergeant in Black Hawk Down, a green man/monster in Hulk, and a Trojan warrior in Troy (a movie in which he stole the screen from none other than Brad Pitt). Next up: He's got the new drama Munich and the upcoming flick Lucky You, which costars Drew Barrymore.

In Lucky You, you play a poker player. Do you like to roll the dice, so to speak, in real life?

I was at the track a lot as a kid because my dad trained greyhounds. When I was older, I'd go to the casinos after work and play blackjack. I really enjoyed relearning poker for Lucky You--I got reasonably good at it.

Was it fun working with your costar, Drew Barrymore?

It was awesome. I've been a huge fan of Drew's since The Wedding Singer. It may be my top film of all time, which I wasted no time telling ...

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