Columbia Pictures/ Everett Orlando Bloomgot quite the military experience while making the war filmBlack Hawk Down. While speaking at Fan Expo Chicago 2025 recently, Bloom told the audience that, for him as a then up-and-coming actor, the 2002 film "was like from the frying pan into the fire" and involved a lot of "being ordered around and screamed at." Inspired by real-life events of the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993,Black Hawk Downfollows 160 elite U.S. soldiers who are dropped into the country to capture an enemy warlord's two top lieutenants, but instead find themselves in a desperate battle with a contingent of armed Somalis. The massive cast also includes Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role, among others. Chris Cosgrove for EW According to Bloom, because the film was produced byJerry Bruckheimerand directed byRidley Scott, and "Jerry doesn't do anything in half measures nor does Ridley," the experience was "pretty epic" but also brutal. "We went to Fort Benning. It was so brutal. I mean it was like, I think I almost tore... I slightly tore my meniscus in my knee, but I managed to strap it and get through it," he said. Bloom then recalled how fellow actorBen Fosterwasn't so lucky. "I think Ben properly tore his groin muscle, because everyone was really trying to go for it. And I think he had to be recast, so that was really serious." He continued, "Yeah, it was intense. We were in the bunks and being ordered around and screamed at and yelled at, and really it was an intense thing." In addition to the trial-by-fire experience it gave the young star, it also allowed Bloom the opportunity to explore a new country. "We spent six months in Morocco and we were sporadic in filming — and I'm really only in the beginning bit and then fall from the helicopter and then I'm there — it's sporadic, but I felt like I was there forever because you're a young actor and they can pay you to be there, which was great," he said. "I actually had a great time in Morocco as well. I had a friend, and we'd go to different parts of the country and check it out, which was cool as well. I love to travel, love to experience different cultures, and there's an amazing culture in Morocco," he added. Chris Cosgrove for EW Want more movie news? Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free newsletterto get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. So, all in all, despite the physical demands and all the yelling, was it worth it? "Yeah, I love that movie," Bloom gushed. "I'm very proud — and the soundtrack to that movie is awesome." When the moderator pointed out the film also "still holds up to today," Bloom concluded, "Yeah, it's one of those good war films." Bloom'sBlack Hawk DowncostarEwan McGregorhad a panel of his own at Fan Expo Chicago, where the Obi-Wan Kenobi actor andHayden Christensenpicked up their lightsabers once morefor an epicStar Warsreunion duel. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly