Is it true that Brad Pitt tore his Achilles tendon when playing as Achilles in the film "Troy"?

Troy is a 2004 epic period war film written by David Benioff, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and co-produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios. The film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. It is loosely based on Homer's Iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year.

While the film is hardly considered a classic, the historical epic Troy proved to be king when it came to irony.

Playing the role of legendary warrior Achilles, Brad Pitt found himself in serious agony after he tore his Achilles tendon.

The tendon, found in your heel, got its name from the same warrior, who was killed when he was shot through the ankle with an arrow.

He was therefore unable to continue working for ten weeks of the film’s shoot.