Ask anyone involved in the Disney+ nonfiction series “Limitless With Chris Hemsworth” from National Geographic what makes the show stand out, and it’s likely they’d say the same thing: Chris Hemsworth himself. The movie star, most famous for his portrayal of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, brings honesty and humanity to the series that allows its deeper lessons about health and aging to land with greater impact.
“Chris is kind of great for this because we all know that he’s Thor, but he is also your everyday guy. And when you meet him, he’s really casual, really chill. He’s a really lovely person to be around,” series line producer Emma Thompson tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “But he’s also genuinely interested in fitness and nutrition and what he does to his body. And he really interrogated the science in this show,...
“Chris is kind of great for this because we all know that he’s Thor, but he is also your everyday guy. And when you meet him, he’s really casual, really chill. He’s a really lovely person to be around,” series line producer Emma Thompson tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “But he’s also genuinely interested in fitness and nutrition and what he does to his body. And he really interrogated the science in this show,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Actor Chris Hemsworth recently learned that he has two copies of a gene that’s known to increase the chance of a late-life Alzheimer’s diagnosis. He was filming the National Geographic series Limitless, which features several episodes of Hemsworth undertaking physical tests that will test the human body and learning from experts about new studies pertaining to combatting aging.
In the episode, a doctor explained to Hemsworth that he has “probably somewhere between eight and ten times higher” a chance to develop Alzheimer’s disease in his life. “The idea that I won’t be able to remember to live the life I’ve experienced or my wife, my kids, this is probably my biggest fear,” Hemsworth admitted on the show after hearing the news.
Throughout the episode, he also explored what some studies have said helps your chance of staving it off, including diet and exercise and “new intellectual challenges.
In the episode, a doctor explained to Hemsworth that he has “probably somewhere between eight and ten times higher” a chance to develop Alzheimer’s disease in his life. “The idea that I won’t be able to remember to live the life I’ve experienced or my wife, my kids, this is probably my biggest fear,” Hemsworth admitted on the show after hearing the news.
Throughout the episode, he also explored what some studies have said helps your chance of staving it off, including diet and exercise and “new intellectual challenges.
- 11/24/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
It seems fitting that Chris Hemsworth, best known for playing an immortal god-king, would fear aging and death.
The Australian superstar comes face-to-face with that anxiety in “Limitless With Chris Hemsworth” a National Geographic original series created by Darren Aronofsky. Over the course of six episodes, Hemsworth explores methods to age slower and better, and to live a healthy, fulfilling life along the way.
Each episode presents a different immersive or physical experience with a core focus. “Stress” has Hemsworth walking on a crane nearly 1,000 feet in the air; “Shock” has him swimming through icy Arctic waters; “Strength” has him climbing a rope over a plunging canyon, and so on. The exercises are extreme, but that’s because they’re tailored to Hemsworth himself: physically fit, adventurous, and willing to push his body to its limits (often without a shirt). The lessons, however, are universal.
Hemsworth might have highly specific...
The Australian superstar comes face-to-face with that anxiety in “Limitless With Chris Hemsworth” a National Geographic original series created by Darren Aronofsky. Over the course of six episodes, Hemsworth explores methods to age slower and better, and to live a healthy, fulfilling life along the way.
Each episode presents a different immersive or physical experience with a core focus. “Stress” has Hemsworth walking on a crane nearly 1,000 feet in the air; “Shock” has him swimming through icy Arctic waters; “Strength” has him climbing a rope over a plunging canyon, and so on. The exercises are extreme, but that’s because they’re tailored to Hemsworth himself: physically fit, adventurous, and willing to push his body to its limits (often without a shirt). The lessons, however, are universal.
Hemsworth might have highly specific...
- 11/18/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
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