United Kingdom, Oct. 15 -- Mark Ruffalo saved Woody Harrelson from a bar fight.

The pair had a "wild" time shooting 2013 heist thriller Now You See Me in New Orleans, and the 57-year-old actor recalled having to come to his friend's aid before things went "badly wrong" after they stopped off at a busy establishment for a few drinks.

Speaking to Woody and his former Cheers co-star Tad Danson on their Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Mark said: "We were shooting Now You See Me in New Orleans, completely on the streets. Totally wild.

"Capturing stuff on a long lens, getting dragged into bars during the middle of a scene, like in the middle of Mardi Gras...

"It was a packed place. And a woman came up to him and she said, 'Oh my Go...