Robert Littal Speaks to Colin Farrell About His Portrayal of John Volanthen in The Ron Howard Directed “Thirteen Lives”

One of the first things you experience when you watch the Ron Howard-directed film “Thirteen Lives” is a sense of claustrophobia. It feels like you can’t take a breath and are also enclosed in the cave with the divers. I had a little shortness of breath until a scene came where they were out of the cave. When I spoke to Colin Farrell about what it was like being in such close quarters and trying to mimic a professional cave diver like John Volanthen, he admitted it wasn’t fun at all.