Hemsworth to Take 8 Months Break from Acting for Family Time

Yara Sameh

"Thor" star Chris Hemsworth is 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.

In an interview on Tuesday, Hemsworth spoke about the recording-breaking success of the final installment of the Avengers, which saw him embarked on an intense three-week global press tour.

"I'm going to take some time off now, probably six to eight months, and just be at home." he revealed.

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.