Chris Hemsworth throws himself into the action in Extraction 2 trailer amid Alzheimer’s discovery

Chris Hemsworth has returned as mercenary Tyler Rake in the action-packed trailer for Extraction 2, after discovering he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.

The Australian actor, 39, is reportedly not planning to retire anytime soon, but is said to be taking on fewer roles in the future.

In November he revealed that he is “eight to ten times” more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, since he has two copies of the APOE4 gene.

But in the new trailer for Netflix’s Extraction 2, Hemsworth once again throws himself into the thick of the action, while performing his own outrageous stunts.

In the dramatic preview, the actor can be seen throwing punches even as he’s set on fire, and then attempts to bring down a helicopter in one of many nail-biting fight scenes.

After barely surviving the events of the first film, Rake returns as the Australian black-ops mercenary and is assigned another deadly mission: to rescue the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held.

Chris stars alongside Golshifteh Farahani, who reprises his role from the first film, as well as Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, and Tinatin Dalakishvili.

Extraction premiered on the streaming giant in 2020 and became the most watched original film in its history, reaching 99 million households in its first four weeks of release.

Based on the graphic novel City by Ande Parks, the film was praised for its packed fight scenes, as well as giving Rake emotional depth and backstory.

The Thor star currently has four projects in the works, including an upcoming Avengers sequel where he returns as his character Thor, and an untitled biopic about wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.

However, a source said page six his agenda is clear beyond these movies.

‘He doesn’t plan on taking on many roles due to [learning about his high risk for] Alzheimer’s,” a source told the publication.

The former Home And Away star said vanity fair in November, he “isn’t talking about retiring by any means,” but about taking “a more curated approach to things.”

Action movie: Extraction 2 sees the black ops mercenary fight to rescue the family of a Georgian gangster

Unbelievable: Chris performs his own stunts in the film, including punching while being set on fire.

Action-packed: He later shoots down a helicopter, in one of many nail-biting fight scenes.

In the same interview, Chris revealed that he is at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease after filming a confrontational episode about death for his Disney+ documentary series Limitless.

After taking a blood test for the show, he was told he’s ‘eight to 10 times’ more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, because he’s one of only two to three percent of people with two copies. of the APOE4 gene.

“Yes, there was an intensity to navigate it,” he said.

Most of us like to avoid talking about death in the hope of avoiding it somehow.

The former Home and Away star added: ‘We all have this belief that we’ll figure it out. Then all of a sudden you’re told that some major indicators actually point to this as the route that’s going to happen, reality sinks in. His own mortality.

The actor reacted to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s by following a healthier lifestyle.

“For me, the positive was, ‘Right, if I didn’t know this information, I wouldn’t have made the changes I did,'” he said.

“I just wasn’t aware of any of it, so now I’m grateful that I have the kind of tools in my arsenal to better prepare and prevent things from happening that way.”

Lead Role: Chris returns as the lead in the film, but is said to be taking on fewer roles in the future.

New release: Following the succession of the first film Extraction in 2020, Netflix will release the second film on June 16

Family Guy: Chris with his wife Elsa Pataky and their twin sons, Tristan and Sasha in June 2022

Discovery: Following the stardom of Chris and his superhero movies, Limitless follows the star as he pushes the limits of what his body can do.

As for how he coped emotionally, “very quickly it became sort of a self-deprecating joke, if you will. That’s just me, my family, there’s a sense of humor.’

As a result, Chris lives in fear of developing the disease and forgetting about his wife Elsa Pataky, as well as their 10-year-old daughter India and eight-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.

“The idea that I won’t be able to remember the life that I’ve experienced, or my wife, my children, is probably my biggest fear,” he said.

Chris, Elsa and their three children reside in a $30 million mansion on Broken Head, near the celebrity enclave of Byron Bay.

Extraction 2 will premiere on Netflix on June 16.