Mark Ruffalo saved Woody Harrelson from a bar fight

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 God, I love you so much.' Woody put his hand on her arm and he said, 'Oh, thank you. Thank you, darling.' And this guy comes over and he pushes her outta the way, and he shoves Woody."

Ted shook his head and said: "Oh, bad bad. Not good."

Mark agreed: "Bad. Because Woody's first response is not 'shove someone back,' but 'immediately punch them in the face.'"

The Poor things actor insisted Woody's reaction was the "right thing to do" but he knew he needed to intervene.

As his 64-year-old pal laughed at the memory, Mark continued: "Which is the right thing to do, by the way.

"It's the absolute right thing to do. But then a whole melee broke out in this bar. I was in the middle of it and it was turning into a... it was getting to become a whole thing... And I grabbed you."

The Hunger Games Star confirmed: "That's right."

Mark added: "I grabbed you and I pulled you out. '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't think so."

Ted praised Mark's quick action.

He admitted: "I'm embarrassed to say that I would've been the guy who said 'I'll be right back, I'll call someone.'"