Colin Farrell on why Tom Cruise was ‘not very happy’ during their 2001 film

Colin Farrell recalled how he managed to infuriate his Minority Report castmate Tom Cruise on the set back in 2001 following a drunken night of debauchery for his 25th birthday.

‘I got up to all sorts of nonsense the night before,’ the 49-year-old Irishman said on The Late Show Tuesday.

‘And I remember getting into bed, and as soon as I turned off the light the phone rang and it was the driver, [who] said, “It’s 10 past 6 [am].” And I went, “Oh, s***!”‘

When assistant director David H. Venghaus Jr. urged him not to come on set in his unsober state, Colin ordered: ‘”Just get me six Pacifico Cervezas and a packet of 20 [Marlboro] Red.”‘

The studio audience erupted in laughter and Farrell cautioned: ‘Now, listen, it’s not cool because two years later I went to rehab, right? But it worked in the moment.’

The Oscar-nominated actor was referring to 2003, despite his only publicly-known rehab stints occurring in 2006 and 2018.

After downing ‘a couple of beers’ Colin reported to set and immediately experienced difficulty saying his character Danny Witwer’s line: ‘I’m sure you’ve all grasped the fundamental paradox of pre-crime methodology.’

‘I will never forget the line I had that I couldn’t get out,’ Farrell groaned.

‘We did 46 takes. Tom wasn’t very happy with me. Tom, who I love, was not very happy!’

The Big Bold Beautiful Journey star declared it was ‘one of the worst days I’ve ever had on a film set.’

The 62-year-old Mission: Impossible producer-star starred as Precrime chief John Anderton in Steven Spielberg’s critically-acclaimed adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella, which earned $358.4M from a $102M budget.

Minority Report also featured Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, and Neal McDonough.

Tom’s problem with substance abuse mirrors that of the Church of Scientology, which strictly forbids drugs of any kind in their followers.

Famous Scientologists like Kirstie Alley, Juliette Lewis, Michael Peña, and Giovanni Ribisi have all gotten clean thanks to the controversial purification programs like Narconon and FDFW.

Colin was on the CBS late-night talk show to promote his role as gambler Lord Doyle/Brendan Reilly in Edgar Verger’s dismally-reviewed thriller Ballad of a Small Player, which started streaming Wednesday on Netflix.

Next spring, Farrell will begin reprising his Penguin role as criminal kingpin Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb in Matt Reeves’ sequel The Batman: Part II, which is already scheduled to hit theaters October 1, 2027.

‘I had many thoughts to share with Matt about the script. I really do think it’s a masterwork. Kind of a contemporary genre masterwork,’ Farrell said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast Tuesday.

‘It’s so brilliant, and Robert [Pattinson] has got such a lovely journey to go on and take the audience through.’

The single father-of-two continued: ‘It’s dense. It’s really, really intelligent. It’s so deep and detailed. I’m saying too much. I think he’s going to make an extraordinary film.’

The 2022 reboot The Batman earned rave reviews and amassed $772.2M at the global box office.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will soon honor Colin with his very own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which requires a hefty $85K sponsorship fee and $275 application fee.

On the personal front, Farrell fathered 16-year-old son Henry Tadeusz Farrell, with his former Ondine co-star Alicja Bachleda-Curús, whom he split with in 2010.

The two-time Golden Globe winner also fathered 22-year-old son James Padraig Farrell, who has Angelman Syndrome, with babymama #1 Kim Bordenave.

Colin – who never wed – has reportedly loved and left famous women like Michelle Rodriguez, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, and Demi Moore.