Actor Chris Hemsworth (“Thor: Love and Thunder”) has announced that he will be taking a break from his career to spend more time with his wife and children. The announcement of the hiatus came after the revelation made during the taping of the documentary series ‘Limitless’ that he has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease.
The discovery of this genetic predisposition was the culmination of a series of situations that forced the actor to face “the reality” of his own mortality. “He really triggered something in me to want to take a break. And since we wrapped the series, I’ve been completing things that I was already hired to do,” Hemsworth revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine. “Now when I finish this tour [de imprensa] I’m going home this week and have a good amount of free time and I’ll just keep it simple. I’ll stay with the kids, I’ll stay with my wife.”
The revelation of Hemsworth’s medical condition was made in the fifth episode of “Limitless,” which premiered in full last Wednesday (11/16) on the Disney+ streaming platform.
The details of the diagnosis indicate that Hemsworth has two copies of the APOE4 gene, one from his mother and one from his father. According to studies, this gene is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. One in four people carry a single copy of the gene, but only 2% to 3% of the world’s population have both, according to a 2021 study by the National Institutes of Health.
Hemsworth revealed that his grandfather was afflicted with the disease, which progressively affects memory.
But he stressed that he hasn’t received a “hard diagnosis” of Alzheimer’s, even though the dual presence of APOE4 is indeed a “cause for concern.” She knows that she is now 8 to 10 times more likely to develop the disease.
Hemsworth also revealed that Disney discussed omitting his “Limitless” diagnosis, but insisted that the information remain with the series. “Look, if this is an incentive for people to take better care of themselves and also understand that there are steps that can be taken, then great,” she commented. “My concern was that I didn’t want to manipulate and dramatize the information too much and turn it into some kind of hokey empathy or whatever for entertainment.”
The Thor interpreter also clarified that “it’s not like I’m announcing my retirement”. She said he will take the opportunity to take concrete “preventive measures” by being even more mindful of his sleep, fitness, nutrition and stress levels to minimize the potential of one day developing the disease.
“For me, the bright side [da descoberta] he was like, ‘Okay, if I didn’t know this information [do Alzheimer]I wasn’t going to make the changes I did,” the actor said. way.
The “Limitless” series was created by director Darren Aronofsky (“Mom!”) and examines new scientific research that is pushing the conventional wisdom about the limits of the human body, offering fascinating insights into how everyone unlocks the body’s superpowers to fight disease , perform better and even reverse the aging process. This science is put to the test by Hemsworth who, despite being in peak physical condition, embarks on a personal quest to learn how to further extend health, strength and intellect.
Chris Hemsworth will soon be seen in the film ‘Extraction 2’, the sequel to ‘Extraction’ (2020), and ‘Furious’, derived from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (2015). The films, which have already finished shooting, are expected to be released in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
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