{"id":3330,"date":"2023-04-10T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T19:42:05","slug":"chris-hemsworth-to-take-fewer-acting-roles-to-focus-on-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2023\/04\/chris-hemsworth-to-take-fewer-acting-roles-to-focus-on-family.html","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hemsworth to Take Fewer Acting Roles to Focus on Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3366\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3366\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/413\/2023\/04\/hemsworth-couple_credit-Featureflash-Photo-Agency-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Featureflash Photo Agency \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chris Hemsworth has become a household name for Marvel fans. However, the actor recently revealed that he\u2019s reevaluating his priorities after his recent Disney+ series and may take on fewer acting roles. The \u201cThor\u201d star underwent genetic tests for \u201cLimitless,\u201d a Disney+ and National Geographic docuseries he hosted. While filming the show, Hemsworth learned that he carries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2022\/11\/chris-hemsworth-is-stepping-back-from-acting-after-learning-of-genetic-predisposition-to-alzheimers.html\">the APOE4 gene<\/a>, increasing his chances of developing Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>In a November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/11\/chris-hemsworth-exclusive-interview-alzheimers-limitless\">interview with <em>Vanity Fair, <\/em><\/a>Hemsworth said, \u201cDoing an episode on death and facing your own mortality made me go, \u2018Oh, God, I\u2019m not ready to go yet. I want to sit and be in this space with a greater sense of stillness and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hemsworth continued, \u201cAnd then you start talking about kids and family and going, \u2018Oh, my God, they\u2019re getting older, they\u2019re growing up, and I keep slapping another movie on top of another movie. Before you know it, they\u2019re 18, and they\u2019ve moved out of the house, and I missed the window.\u201d Hemsworth has been hinting at an acting hiatus for a while, but a recently published report suggests that it might come sooner than expected, a choice no doubt tied to his health revelations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cp_TjmPP_LW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cp_TjmPP_LW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/04\/02\/chris-hemsworth-taking-acting-break-after-alzheimers-risk\/\">A Page Six report<\/a> says that the actor will step back from his Hollywood career after he finishes his current projects, a Hulk Hogan biopic, and his next appearance as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hemsworth said he isn\u2019t talking about retirement, but he acknowledged that the genetic testing \u201ctriggered something\u201d that led him to reevaluate his life\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, \u201cSince we finished the show, I\u2019ve been completing the things I was already contracted to do. Now, when I finish this tour this week, I\u2019m going home, and I\u2019m going to have a good chunk of time off and just simplify. Be with the kids, be with my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finding out that you\u2019re predisposed to Alzheimer\u2019s can be frightening. In an instant, your life and future flash before your eyes, and you wonder if you\u2019ll remember any of your precious memories. However, Chris Hemsworth is doing everything he can to ensure he\u2019s living one day at a time and spending time with his wife and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Hemsworth has become a household name for Marvel fans. However, the actor recently revealed that he\u2019s reevaluating his priorities after his recent Disney+ series and may take on fewer acting roles. The \u201cThor\u201d star underwent genetic tests for \u201cLimitless,\u201d a Disney+ and National Geographic docuseries he hosted. 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