Chris Hemsworth is hoping to clarify any lingering confusion about his future in Hollywood a year and a half after he publicly disclosed some health concerns.

In a 2022 episode of the National Geographic docuseries Limitless , the Thor actor underwent testing that found he was genetically predisposed to Alzheimers disease, a common type of dementia that progressively affects memory, thinking and behavior.

Given that the episode came out just as Hemsworth was planning to take some time off, many outlets claimed that the test results had prompted him to step away from the spotlight.

Speaking to Vanity Fair in an interview published online Tuesday, however, he said that wasnt the case at all.

It really kind of pissed me off because it felt like I had been vulnerable with something personal and shared this, he told the publication. No matter how much I said This is not a death sentence, the story became that I have dementia and Im reconsidering life and retiring and so on.

He went on to note, I did read a really funny comment at the bottom of one article: I hope Chris forgets hes retiring and comes back.