• In an interview, Colin Farrell admitted that while filming underwater sequences for the upcoming action film Thirteen Lives, he had “panic attacks.”

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the Total Recall star shared, “It was scary. I’m not a great swimmer anyway, not that we were swimming, not that we were treading water, we had to stay on the surface, but they built a really impressive network of caves.”

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The Batman actor confessed that he experienced anxiety while submerged for the scenes as he recalled the terrifying event.

“Man, I had panic attacks underwater, that’s a new experience. A panic attack underwater is a new experience for me,” noted the 46-year-old.

He continued, “I had to say to myself, ‘Just relax. Be calm. You’re fine. There’s nothing to worry about. Your tank is good, you’ve got a 60 percent full tank. Just slow your breath down. It’s OK.’”

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“They filled them full of water, and we’d go down and there was no up,” explained the actor about the tank experience.

On August 5, Amazon Prime will start streaming the Ron Howard-directed film, which is based on the true story of the rescue mission.