Actor Josh Brolin feared he'd meet his death on the night he was arrested by police after a fight at a bar, because the situation had rapidly gotten out of hand.

Moviemaker Oliver Stone has hinted the summer bar brawl that landed his 'W' stars Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright behind bars was racially charged.

Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright and members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight, police said today.