Building a better
Hemsworth
No./ 11
For a new documentary show, Darren Aronofsky will be making
Chris Hemsworth better, faster, stronger...and possibly immortalscientists who can root out and reverse “the
ravages of time before they take hold”.
Aronofsky has previous here: immortality
formed the core of his passion project, 2006’s
The Fountain, in which Hugh Jackman’s
scientist was hell-bent on triumphing over
death. We’re yet to see if Hemsworth manages
the same, but he’s going to damn well try. “It’s
been kind of funny, making science exciting
and cool,” Aronofsky tells Empire. “Chris is
the guinea pig of the whole thing. We’re
introducing him to all these diff erent ideas
of how to live better and longer. He’s using his
body and mind to try it out.”
He looks like he’s already mastered much of
it — the man is hardly a slouch. “He’s defi nitely in
great shape,” laughs Aronofsky. “But you know
— there’s always room for improvement.” That’s
right. Try harder, Hemsworth! ALEX GODFREYLIMITLESS IS COMING SOON TO DISNEY+“WE JUST STARTED a new documentary series
on longevity with Chris Hemsworth,” says
director Darren Aronofsky, matter-of-factly, as
if a Darren Aronofsky documentary series on
longevity with Chris Hemsworth is a totally
normal occurrence. And yet here we are.
Coming later in the year on the National
Geographic channel on Disney+, Limitless is
produced by Aronofsky and Jane Root, who
previously worked together on the same
channel’s Earth exploration One Strange Rock,
hosted by Will Smith. Limitless will throw six
immense mental and physical challenges at
Hemsworth to examine how we — or at least the
God Of Thunder, which seems like a bit of an
unfair advantage — can live healthier, smarter
and longer. Indeed, battling age is a big theme of
the series, which will investigate how humans
can regenerate damage, build resilience,
supercharge memory and, according to the
offi cial press line, will introduce Hemsworth toFOLLOWING
THE WHITE
RABBIT
No./ 10
- NEW NEO,
NEW LOOK
He’s back (somehow), though
he’s not the slick, smooth noir-
decked superhero of the original
trilogy. The revived Neo’s
bearded, shaggy and very much
dressed down. Could he be
back to his old Thomas
A. Anderson self, de-powered
and unaware of his
world-saving past life? - TRINITY IN THE
DRIVING SEAT
Her reboot is just as mysterious,
but Trinity seems tougher than
ever. Carrie-Anne Moss and
Keanu Reeves were spotted
during fi lming sharing a ride on
a motorcycle, with the former
at the handlebars. All part of
a ‘bring back The One’
rescue-and-reawaken mission? - THE ONE
MIGHT NOT BE
THE ONLY ONE
News of the casting of Jessica
Henwick (Game Of Thrones,
Iron Fist) brought with it rumour
rumblings that she blew director
Lana Wachowski away during
auditions, and has bagged the
key role of a “Neo-like”
character. Could be there’s
a new One in town... - THEY’RE
KEEPING IT
REAL (ISH)
With reports of helicopters,
fi reballs and people jumping off
skyscrapers during the San
Francisco shoot, it’s clear
director Lana Wachowski isn’t
giving up on good ol’-fashioned
wirework and pyrotechnics, even
after two decades’ worth of CGI
progress. DAN JOLIN
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