Mark Ruffalo Recounts How He Saved Woody Harrelson from a Bar Brawl
Mark Ruffalo recounts the incident where he intervened to stop his former castmate Woody Harrelson from engaging in a bar brawl.
“We were filming Now You See Me entirely outdoors in New Orleans. It was utterly chaotic,” Ruffalo, 57, shared on the Tuesday, October 14 installment of Harrelson, 64, and Ted Danson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast. “We were shooting scenes with telephoto lenses, being pulled into establishments mid-take, almost as if it were the height of Mardi Gras.”
During their stay in The Big Easy, Ruffalo and Harrelson ended up in a bustling venue where the actor from The Hunger Games was spotted by an admirer.
“One evening, we were out in a very crowded spot. A woman approached him and exclaimed, ‘Oh my God, I adore you so much.’ Woody gently placed his hand on her arm and replied, ‘Oh, thank you. Thank you, sweetheart,’” Ruffalo remembered. “Then, a man stepped in, pushed her aside, and then jostled Woody.”
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Danson, having been acquainted with Harrelson since their collaboration on Cheers, appeared to anticipate the direction of Ruffalo’s narrative.
“Oh, terrible. Awful,” Danson, 77, commented. “Unfavorable.”
Ruffalo concurred, stating that Harrelson’s “initial instinct isn't to push someone back, but rather to instantly strike them in the face.” Ruffalo quipped that under different circumstances, Harrelson’s reaction might have been “appropriate,” prompting Harrelson to chuckle.
After the confrontation, Ruffalo elaborated that “a complete commotion erupted” in the establishment, a detail Harrelson also recalled.
“I seized you and extricated you,” Ruffalo recounted. “Because I thought, ‘This might be entertaining, but it could also escalate dramatically because while you and I might manage, the others in our company … I doubt they would.’”
Danson admitted he didn't believe he could have acted decisively as Ruffalo did.
“I'm ashamed to admit I would have been the one to say ‘I'll return shortly, I'll contact someone,'” he joked.
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Harrelson and Ruffalo featured in Now You See Me in 2013. The movie depicted a collective of illusionists known as The Four Horsemen, under FBI scrutiny for committing multiple bank heists. Ruffalo took on the role of FBI agent Dylan Rhodes, whereas Harrelson depicted the hypnotist Merritt McKinney. Now You See Me additionally showcased Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Common, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.
Subsequent to the initial film's triumph, Harrelson, Ruffalo, and various original ensemble members reprised their roles for the 2016 follow-up. (Fisher was the sole cast member from the original who did not come back for Now You See Me 2.)
A third installment, named Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, is scheduled for release in the latter part of this year. Harrelson, Ruffalo, Eisenberg, Fisher, Franco, and Freeman have all verified their participation. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t will also introduce a fresh lineup of actors, such as Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, and Rosamund Pike. The movie premieres in cinemas on November 14.
