It's a rumour that could've started with a non-English speaking Taxi Driver who prefers to have his hairy nips tweaked than receive financial remuneration, nevertheless it's an interesting one. According to comedian Heath Franklin, star of the 'Chopper' Read parody 'Make Deads, there's a whisper floating about that Eric Bana might be able to play 'Uncle Chop-Chop' again.

"I've heard a rumour there's a sequel with Eric involved as well, but I don't know how much weight that rumour carries", the comic tells The Herald Sun.

Look, haven't heard it myself. And quite frankly, couldn't imagine Bana wanting to repeat himself so early in his career, let alone pack on the pounds again. But then, wouldn't surprise me if he's been approached about a sequel - after all, the first one made a frickin' mint. Of course they'd do a sequel if they could -question is, would Bana take their call?

For our overseas guests, Read, one of Australia's most legendary crooks, was convicted of crimes including armed robbery, firearm offenses, assault and kidnapping, ultimately spending 13 months outside prison between the ages of 20 and 38, before going on to become a successful author of crime novels, selling in excess of 500,000 copies of his works. More recently, he has also found success as a recording artist.

"Chopper", released in 2001 and directed by Andrew Dominik, was Bana's big break. It turned the stand-up comic into a bonafide superstar. Bana won the Best Actor at the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival for his performance, and also the AFI's Best Actor Award.

Don't go booking your tickets to "Chopper 2" just yet, kids - will look into this...