{"id":2096212,"date":"2025-10-16T21:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2096212"},"modified":"2025-10-16T21:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:09:26","slug":"mark-ruffalo-once-grabbed-and-pulled-woody-harrelson-out-of-a-dangerous-bar-fight-in-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-ruffalo-once-grabbed-and-pulled-woody-harrelson-out-of-a-dangerous-bar-fight-in-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruffalo Once &#8216;Grabbed&#8217; and &#8216;Pulled&#8217; Woody Harrelson Out of a Dangerous Bar Fight in New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mark Ruffalo revealed that he had to pull Woody Harrelson out of a bar fight after Harrelson punched someone in New Orleans while the actors were in town filming 2013&#8217;s <em>Now You See Me<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A whole melee broke out in this bar. He was in it \u2014 I was in the middle of it and it was going become a whole thing,&#8221; Ruffalo recalled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ruffalo and Harrelson costar in the <em>Now You See Me <\/em>movies; a third entry, <em>Now You See Me: Now You Don&#8217;t<\/em> hits theaters Nov. 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/mark-ruffalo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Ruffalo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mark Ruffalo<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/woody-harrelson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Woody Harrelson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Woody Harrelson<\/a>&#8216;s memories of making the first <em>Now You See Me<\/em> in New Orleans include a wild bar fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Ruffalo, 57, appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ted-danson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ted Danson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ted Danson<\/a> and Harrelson&#8217;s SiriusXM show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mark-ruffalo\/id1745204141?i=1000731845527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Where Everybody Knows Your Name;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Where Everybody Knows Your Name<\/em><\/a> for the Wednesday, Oct. 15 episode, the actor said he and Harrelson, 64, filmed scenes for the 2013 heist movie &#8220;completely on the streets&#8221; of New Orleans during Mardi Gras, which resulted in the men being &#8220;dragged into bars during the middle of a scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We were out one night and it was a packed place. And a woman came up to [Harrelson] and she said, &#8216;Oh my God, I love you so much,&#8217; &#8221; Ruffalo remembered. &#8220;And Woody put his hand on her arm and he said, &#8216;Oh, thank you. Thank you, darling.&#8217; And this guy comes over and he pushes her out of the way, and he shoves Woody.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Yeah, I remember that,&#8221; Harrelson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bad,&#8221; Ruffalo said of the situation. &#8220;Because Woody&#8217;s first response is not shove someone back, but immediately punch them in the face. Which is the right thing to do, by the way. It&#8217;s the absolute right thing to do. But then a whole melee broke out in this bar. He was in it \u2014 I was in the middle of it and it was going become a whole thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Summit Entertainment<\/p>\n<p> Mark Ruffalo, M\u00e9lanie Laurent and Woody Harrelson in 2013&#8217;s Now You See Me<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Ruffalo recalled, he took Harrelson out of the incident before the situation grew worse for fear of their group&#8217;s safety. &#8220;I grabbed you and I pulled you out, &#8217;cause I was like, this could be fun, but it also just could go so disastrously wrong because you and I might be able to handle ourselves, but the rest of the folks we were with, I don&#8217;t think so,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ruffalo and Harrelson costarred with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jesse-eisenberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jesse Eisenberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jesse Eisenberg<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/isla-fisher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isla Fisher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Isla Fisher<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/dave-franco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dave Franco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dave Franco<\/a> in the original <em>Now You See Me <\/em>movie, which followed Ruffalo as an FBI agent and M\u00e9lanie Laurent as an Interpol agent who investigate a series of heists perpetrated by the group of magicians known as &#8220;The Four Horsemen.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The movie was a smash hit and spawned a 2016 sequel; both Ruffalo and Harrelson are returning for the threequel in the upcoming <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jesse-eisenberg-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-trailer-8774640\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Now You See Me: Now You Don't;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Now You See Me: Now You Don&#8217;t<\/em><\/a>. The OG cast members are joined by new costars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/justice-smith-i-saw-the-tv-glow-taught-letting-go-exclusive-8642623\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justice Smith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Justice Smith<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-holdovers-dominic-sessa-to-play-anthony-bourdain-in-biopic-tony-8694590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dominic Sessa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dominic Sessa<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ariana-greenblatt-people-cover-borderlands-barbie-teen-stardom-8690625'\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ariana Greenblatt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ariana Greenblatt<\/a> in the new movie, which a synopsis teases sees the Four Horsemen &#8220;unite with a new generation of illusionists for their most global, high-stakes magical adventure yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The two generations of magicians\u00a0must\u00a0overcome their differences\u00a0to try and defeat their cunning and dangerous adversary,&#8221; the synopsis adds.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/rosamund-pike\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rosamund Pike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rosamund Pike<\/a> appears in the movie as an antagonist-diamond heiress, while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/morgan-freeman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Morgan Freeman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Morgan Freeman<\/a> also reprises his role from the earlier two movies as Thaddeus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Now You See Me: Now You Don&#8217;t<\/em> is in theaters Nov. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-ruffalo-woody-harrelson-bar-fight-new-orleans-11831085\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Mark Ruffalo revealed that he had to pull Woody Harrelson out of a bar fight after Harrelson punched someone in New Orleans while the actors were in town filming 2013&#8217;s Now You See Me &#8220;A whole melee broke out in this bar. 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