Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds says he had the worst experience ever while shooting for his new, low-budget thriller Buried as he had to spend 14 days locked in a seven-foot-long, wooden coffin-like box.
The actor plays a US truck driver who is kidnapped in Iraq and buried alive with only a cellphone and a torch for company. He spent two weeks rolling around in the dirt and sand underground in Barcelona, Spain, where the movie was shot, .
He admits the shoot left him unable to sleep and desperate for a holiday with his wife Scarlett Johansson.
"I never slept, and it was a real problem. I was just so wound up. I was totally alone out there. Very few crew members spoke English and coming home at the end of each day was kind of a lonely, anxiety-ridden experience," said Reynolds.
"I'd planned a vacation about six months beforehand to leave from the set and join my wife on this sandy beach, but there was so much sand in the box. I realised the last place I wanted to go afterward was a place filled with sand. I've never been happier to finish a movie. I will never complain on a film set again," he added.
