Chris Hemsworth startled Northern Territory residents on Thursday when he paid a surprise visit to a remote hamlet.
The 40-year-old Australian actor made an unexpected appearance in Beswick, arriving in VIP style via helicopter on his way to film in Bulman, his former hometown.
Wugularr School uploaded shots on social media of the Hollywood celebrity posing for photos with thrilled kids and staff during his visit.
He cut a casual figure in a black vest top and shorts as he was surrounded by hordes of delighted people eager to see him.
Along with the adorable photos of the Thor star smiling with locals, Wugularr School revealed that he spent 30 minutes conversing with locals before leaving again.
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Chris Hemsworth shocked Northern Territory locals when he made a surprise visit to a remote town on Thursday
‘What an exciting morning we have had in Beswick,’ they gushed in a Facebook post.
‘The whole community saw him land on the oval in a helicopter and then he spent the next 30 minutes saying hello and getting photos – so exciting to see a movie star in our little community.’
His surprising visit occurred when he was filming the second season of his Disney+ documentary Limitless in Bulman, where he grew up.
Chris and his family shared their time between Melbourne, where he was born, and Bulman when he was younger, and he has previously stated that some of his earliest recollections are from the rural town.
‘My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the Outback, and then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again,’ he recalled.
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Wugularr School released photos on social media of the Hollywood celebrity posing for photos with thrilled pupils and staff during his visit.
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He cut a casual figure in a black vest top and shorts as he was swamped by hundreds of delighted locals who went out in large numbers for the chance to meet Chris.
Chris is now back to his roots to shoot Limitless, following the first series in which he attempted to learn ways to live better for longer by chatting with world-class professionals, as well as his family and friends.
While filming the inaugural season, Chris discovered that he is ‘between eight and ten times’ more likely to get Alzheimer’s than the normal population.
After doing bloodwork for the program, he was informed that he is more prone to acquire Alzheimer’s since he is one of only two to three percent of people who carry two copies of the gene APOE4.
‘For me, the positive of it was like: “Right, if I didn’t know this information, I wouldn’t have made the changes I made,”‘ he said of the shock news.
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He was travelling to Bulman – where he grew up – to film his docuseries Limitless. While filming the first series, he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population
‘I just wasn’t aware of any of it, so now I feel thankful that I have in my arsenal the sort of tools to best prepare myself and prevent things happening in that way.’
Chris expressed his personal worry of contracting the cancer and losing his wife Elsa Pataky and his children, daughter India, ten, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, eight.
‘The idea that I won’t be able to remember the life I’ve experienced, or my wife, my kids, is probably my biggest fear,’ he said.
According to Woman’s Day magazine, the sudden discovery has inspired him to write a memoir to immortalise his legacy.
A friend told the publication: ‘His biggest worry was his family and knowing there will be a day when his kids will be looking after him. It’s given him a much deeper perspective on life.’
The friend told Woman’s Day that the Hollywood actor will be employing a CAA ghostwriter to help with the penning of the book.
‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source added.