Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has announced that he and his family will be donating $1 million to assist with Australia's bushfires recovery.
He posted a video of himself on Instagram and captioned: "Hi everyone. Like you, I want to support the fight against the bushfires here in Australia. My family and I are contributing a million dollars. Hopefully you guys can chip in too. Every penny counts so whatever you can muster up is greatly appreciated,"
Hemsworth added: "In my bio I’ve added links to support the fire fighters, organisations and charities who are working flat out to provide support and relief during this devastating and challenging time. Beyond appreciative to everyone around the world for their well wishes and donations. It really does make a difference, so dig deep! Love ya."
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Hollywood star Nicole Kidman and her husband country singer Keith Urban, Pink, and Kylie and Dannii Minogue, also have publicly announced that they will be donating $500,000 to the cause.
Blazes have been burning across Australia for months, killing at least 23 people, including several volunteer firefighters, scorching nearly 18 million acres of land and destroying or damaging nearly 2,000 homes and towns – most of it bushland, forests and national parks– which are home to the native wildlife.
Hemsworth, known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is currently taking some time off from acting to spend some quality time with his family at his home in Byron Bay, following a great year at the box office.
Hemsworth revealed in an interview that he will take some time off, probably six to eight months, and just be at home.
This comes after the recording-breaking success of the final installment of the Avengers, which saw him embarked on an intense three-week global press tour in an interview.
Chris and his wife Elsa relocated their family from Los Angeles to Byron Bay five years ago.
This year saw Hemsworth in hit films “Men in Black” reboot and “Avengers: Endgame”, the final installment of the Avengers.
“Endgame” is the final chapter of a story told across 22 Marvel films featuring popular characters including Iron Man، Captain Marvel، Black Widow، Thor and Ant-Man.
The Marvel movie debuted at the top of the official film chart on Wednesday with the highest-ever opening week of digital download sales.
It has also become the highest-grossing film of all time at the box-office, on July 20.
The movie’s runtime is the longest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it clocks in at 3 hours and 2 minutes.
It picks up after Infinity War, where many of Marvel’s big-screen superheroes appeared to turn to dust. In “Endgame”, the survivors’ plot to kill supervillain, Thanos.
The popular Avengers franchise began back in 2008 with “Iron Man”.
The movie has received positive reviews from critics، with a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fan surveys last year showed it was the most anticipated film of 2019.
“Thor: Love and Thunder”
He is set to return for his Marvel Cinematic Universe movie “Thor: Love and Thunder” from phase four movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” is set to be released on Nov. 5, 2021. It’s the fourth in the series, starring Chris Hemsworth, with Taika Waititi on for writing and directing, who also directed Thor: Ragnarok.
Thor will return once again to reprise his role as the God of Thunder, where he was last seen joining the Guardians of the Galaxy on their latest quest.
Thor’s former on-screen love interest Natalie Portman will play Lady Thor, the female version of the Norse God of Thunder.
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