Josh Brolin and Denzel Washington both starred in the 2007 Ridley Scott crime film . But according to Brolin, the pair nearly fought while on set.
Speaking during an appearance on the In Depth With Graham Bensinger podcast (via Variety), Brolin recalled how he thought he was going to get into a fight with Washington while on set after an incident between the pair. “Denzel was a little late to set and there was a whole thing there,” Brolin said. “And then he showed me the lines…he didn’t change any of my lines, but he kind of changed the structure of it.
He said, ‘I think I’m gonna put this down here and I’m gonna put that up there.’ But he wouldn’t really look at me. “I was trying to remember the structure, and then we rehearsed,” he continued. “It wasn’t that many lines, mostly mine.
And I’m supposed to be super confident. It’s Denzel Washington, man. It’s, like, not easy — you’re just some actor who they’re trying out, seeing if he’s the real thing or not.
And I forgot a line.” Brolin said that he tried to ask Washington what the line was, and did so while placing a hand on his shoulder.