Eric Bana may not be known for comic roles, but that’s only onscreen. Married to the former Rebecca Gleeson since 1997 and the father of two kids – Klaus, 10, and Sophie, 7 – the Australian star of The Time Traveler’s Wife suggests there’s really one ingredient for keeping relationships running smoothly: good, old-fashioned belly laughs.

“My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other,” Bana, 41, tells Women’s Health for its September issue, now on sale. “We definitely laugh together every day. And I don’t mean chuckle – I can make her really laugh.”

Not that he’s suggesting a guy go solo in the guffaw department. “A girl’s got to be fun,” he insists. “It’s the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.”

On the serious matter of choosing a partner, “I think love can come fairly easily and grow – but really liking the core essence of someone is a much harder thing to bottle. If you have both, you’re in pretty good shape,” he says, while also noting that women “are so much better wired than men to deal with multiple things at once. They’re better at dealing with background noise and multitasking.”

For instance? “If I’m writing something down while my wife wants to give me instructions for something else, I have to put my hand up and say, ‘Let me finish my one task and then I will take the next.’ It’s weird.”

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I just finished this book last night, and man – what a book! I’m slightly upset, though, because I know that Hollywood is going to mess this book up. I can tell – just from the previews that things have been changed.  Yes, I know things are always changed when it comes to making the movie – I just hope it’s not too much!

Here is the premiere of the film, last night – where Brad Pitt made a surprise visit!

Pictured: Rachel McAdams,  Ron Livingston (who plays Gomez), Eric Bana and Brad Pitt!

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Can’t wait!

Based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time. Clare (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Henry (Eric Bana) her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler–cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry’s travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.

Here’s the trailer, in case you missed it yesterday.

Eric Bana makes the cover of the new May issue of DETAILS Magazine, hitting newsstands April 21. The Aussie star shows his dark side in the new Star Trek movie and opens up to DETAILS about being a bad student and what really keeps him grounded.

On his wrecked car, the ‘Beast’: “It’s sitting there, not being used, but it’s still my emotional bedrock, my anchor.”

On not being a star student: “It wasn’t like I was busting to get into NASA or anything.”

Photo Credit: Steven Klein for DETAILS Magazine.

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Eric Bana has signed on to play “Star Trek” villain Nero in Paramount Pictures’ bigscreen adaptation of the sci-fi series.  He’s yummy.

Plot details and even character descriptions of the J.J. Abrams-helmed project are being kept under wraps.

Anton Yelchin, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Leonard Nimoy have already boarded the USS Enterprise. Casting is under way in New York and London, and Abrams had been expected to pursue bigger-name actors for the roles of the villain and the Federation captain, the latter of which remains unfilled.

Par still needs to cast several other major parts before the November start date, including a young James T. Kirk and Scotty.

Abrams is producing the film through his Paramount-based Bad Robot shingle alongside Stratton Leopold. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci wrote the screenplay and will exec produce along with Bryan Burk and Damon Lindelof.

“Star Trek” will bow on Christmas Day 2008.

Bana, who is filming “The Time Traveler’s Wife” for New Line, next appears in Sony’s “The Other Boleyn Girl” alongside Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

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Speaking of Eric Bana – the other night I was home…by myself, and bored out of my mind.  There was nothing left on my Tivo – so I turned to the pay-per-view movies to see what was out.  Once I realized I’ve seen practically every movie on the dang thing, I finally decided on “Lucky You” Eric’s poker movie he filmed with Drew Barrymore.

Did any of you see it?  Holy cow that movie was SOOOOOOOOOO BAD! I’m pretty sure it was the worst movie I’ve seen in a while!  I paid the $4 for it – and I still turned it off half way through.  It was TORTURE!

I mean honestly – how do movies THAT HORRIBLE even get made these days!?