Colin Farrell (46) was dealing with severe panic attacks. The Irish actor had to film several scenes underwater for his new film "Thirteen Lives". "In one word: terrible. Terrible," he described the task in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight". Farrell is not a good swimmer anyway, as he emphasized. Most of the diving scenes would have been taken over by professional divers. Nevertheless, the set with the narrow caves and the water was "terrifying".
"I had panic attacks underwater," Farrell continued. Being underwater and not being able to look up created "chaos" in his head. However, the set of the production was "impressive". Four to five caves were recreated, modeled after the Tham Luang Caves in Thailand, Farrell said.
"Thirteen Lives" is a Prime Video production that tells the story of a Thai youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave with their coach. The true story is about the dangerous rescue operation and the preparations that took place from June 23rd to July 10th, 2018.
In addition to Farrell, Viggo Mortensen (63) and Joel Edgerton (48) can also be seen in the film. The film by director Ron Howard (68) will be available on Amazon Prime Video from August 5th.
