Josh Brolin, Denzel Washington nearly got into fight on set of 'American Gangster'

Things got heated betwixt Josh Brolin and Denzel Washington erstwhile they worked together, according to Brolin.

During his quality connected the "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" podcast this week, the "Avengers: Endgame" prima shared a communicative of moving with Washington connected the 2007 movie "American Gangster."

Brolin began the anecdote by noting, "Denzel and I, by the way, get on precise good now."

But helium admitted helium and the Oscar victor "almost got into a fight."

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Josh Brolin said helium and Denzel Washington "almost got into a fight" connected the acceptable of "American Gangster." (Joe Maher; Ivan Romano)

While filming a country for the Ridley Scott-directed movie, Washington and Brolin’s acting styles didn’t look to mesh.

According to Brolin, Washington was adjusting a enactment astatine the past infinitesimal and was precise overmuch successful quality arsenic his New York City gangster Frank Lucas, not making oculus interaction with his co-star.

"I was trying to retrieve the structure, and past we rehearsed. It wasn't that galore lines, mostly mine. And I'm expected to beryllium ace confident," helium recalled. "It’s Denzel Washington, man. It's, like, not easy. You're conscionable this histrion who they're trying out, seeing if he's the existent happening oregon not.

Brolin said helium enactment his manus connected Washington's enarthrosis during a scene, and helium brushed it off, starring to a tense moment. (Universal/courtesy Everett Collection)

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"And I forgot a line. I enactment my manus connected his shoulder, and I said, ‘What's the line?’ And helium deed my manus off, and helium said, ‘Don't ever f---ing enactment your manus connected me.’ And I was like, ‘Holy s---, I'm gonna scrap with Denzel Washington. This is crazy.’ We're not actors anymore … astatine slightest successful my mind.

"In his mind, helium was conscionable doing his job. He was that guy. He was Frank Lucas, period. But I didn't know."

After the infinitesimal passed, Brolin remembered asking, "‘Are you OK?’ He said, ‘Yeah. You?’ I said, ‘Yeah. Can I get my line?’ He said, ‘Go for it.’ It's similar he'd said what helium needed to say."

"I was like, ‘Holy s---, I'm gonna scrap with Denzel Washington. This is crazy.’"

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Brolin said he saw Washington a twelvemonth aboriginal astatine an event, and the "Training Day" prima greeted him happily, and the 2 person nary lingering atrocious blood.

Fox News Digital reached retired to representatives for Washington for comment.

Brolin said helium and Washington "get on precise good now." (Weiss Eubanks)

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The 56-year-old prima has been reflecting connected his beingness and vocation precocious with the release of his memoir, "From Under the Truck," detailing his life, including the abrupt decease of his parent and his battles with addiction.