Colin Farrell Recalls Having Panic Attacks While Filming 'Thirteen Lives'

Colin Farrell is opening up about filming Thirteen Lives, which is now out in select theaters.

The 46-year-old actor stars opposite Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton in the Ron Howard-directed movie, that recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm.

While speaking to THR, Colin recalled experiencing panic attacks while filming the movie.

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Colin stars as one of the rescue divers, John Volanthen, and says it was a role that was not only physically demanding but mentally as well.

The cast underwent intensive scuba training to prepare to navigate real.

“I had a couple of really panicky moments underwater when 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,’” Colin shared with the outlet.

Colin continued, revealing that they “would go into the water to get into our positions under the cave. There was no light and you would wait for [the crew] to get on the speakers and tell you that the camera was rolling.”

“But if you were underwater when they called ‘action,’ you might not hear the f***ing speaker so everyone is looking at everyone else under the water,” he says. “If something happens, someone might back up into you and hit your fucking mask [pushing it sideways]. All of a sudden — hello, panic attack.”

Thirteen Lives will be available for streaming on Prime Video on August 5.