Chris Hemsworth is ‘taking on fewer acting roles’ by taking a step back from Hollywood after finding out he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.
Chris Hemsworth is said to be taking a big step back from Hollywood movie roles after learning he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.
The Australian actor, 39, said he does not plan to retire anytime soon but is slowing down in acting after discovering he is at increased risk of the progressive disease.
Hemsworth 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 has said page six that 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,” the source told the outlet.
Chris Hemsworth is said to be taking a big step back from Hollywood movie roles after learning he is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.
The former Home and Away star said vanity fair in November that he “isn’t talking about retiring by any means,” but is taking “a more curated approach to things.”
In that same interview, Hemsworth made his revelation about 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 mused. 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.
Playing off Chris’ stardom through superhero movies, Limitless follows him as he pushes against the limits of what his body can do.
The blood test he obtained to help the program resulted in the explosive news that he is several times more likely than the general population to contract Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain condition characterized in part by memory loss.
The actor reacted to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s by cultivating a healthier lifestyle.
Chris seems to be enjoying a relaxed active lifestyle after he recently announced that he would be taking a break from acting to spend more time with his family after finding out he was at risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
“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.”
As for how he coped emotionally, “very quickly it became sort of a self-deprecating joke, if you will. It’s just my way of being, 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 lives in fear of developing the disease and forgetting his wife Elsa, as well as their 10-year-old daughter India and eight-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.
Playing off Chris’ stardom through superhero movies, Limitless follows him as he pushes against the limits of what his body can do.