Tom Hardy admitted he 'didn't think he'd make it' due to scene he had to film for new Netflix thriller

Tom Hardy has opened up on filming the new Netflix thriller, Havoc, explaining that there was one scene in particular that caused a bit of, er, havoc.

The movie, which drops on Netflix on Friday (25 April), stars Hardy as a detective named Walker, who is dragged into a dangerous circle of drug dealers, corrupt police officers and dodgy politicians.

The film also stars Luis Guzmán, Jessie Mei Li, and Timothy Olyphant, and follows Walker as he digs into a disturbing criminal underworld, which sees him get into a *lot* of fights.

In fact, in one brutal scene, Hardy explains he almost 'didn't make it'.

Speaking about nearly overheating during the scene, Hardy explained that after filming in the summer, in thermals, he had to make some changes.

"The Medusa fight scene was hot," he told RadioTimes.com. "I was wearing a thermal and a shirt, a wool shirt and a T-shirt. And it was summer.

"Like, after the first 10 minutes of throwing my arms around, I was like, 'I'm not gonna make this. I'm not gonna make the day, Gareth. I think I need to cut the sleeves off this!'"

Hardy explained that not only did he cut off the sleeves, but most of the rest of the t-shirt, too.

Hardy stars as Walker in the movie (Netflix)

"In the end, I just had the shirt bolero with two buttons, and then the Patagonia fleece over the top of it, and then an ice pack at the back. And then we were good to go! But until that point, I was struggling," he said.

Despite feeling like a 'Muppet suit in the sunlight', however, the star said he 'absolutely loved it'.

Despite the movie being set in an unnamed city, viewers may be surprised to learn it was actually filmed in Wales.

"I started going around, like, Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff and Newport, looking for any little bit of architecture that I could find that might pass as a little bit Americana," director Gareth Evans told BBC.

"And so we took a look and we thought if we can get 30% or 40% real in camera then the VFX (visual effects) can take care of the rest."

The director also praised working with Hardy, adding: "One of the nicest things about Tom [is] I knew I was in my wheelhouse when it came to action film-making, but with Tom his skillset is deep dive explorations into morally complex characters and so we were able to fuse two styles together."

You can catch Havoc on Netflix now.