Why Hollywood’s top men are opting out of the limelight.
Leading Men of Hollywood Choose to Step Away from the Spotlight
Some of Hollywood’s leading men like Bryan Cranston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Holland made headlines recently after revealing that they are choosing to step away from the spotlight.
The actors, who have all been part of the movie-making business for at least the last decade, are saying goodbye to Hollywood for a variety of reasons that include the demands of their career on their marriage and family.
Bryan Cranston: A Paradigm Shift
In June, 67-year-old Cranston said after some twenty years of putting his career front and center he plans to take a prolonged step away from acting in three years following the completion of several projects. The star, whose career really took off with his 2009 TV show “Breaking Bad,” said his wife, Robin Dearden, has supported him all these years and it’s time for the “paradigm” to change.
Bryan Cranston is looking forward to getting reacquainted with his wife when he takes a break from acting! pic.twitter.com/jF3uEzhR15
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) June 13, 2023
“For the last 24 years, Robin has led her life holding onto my tail,” the “Better Call Saul” star told British GQ. “She’s been the plus one, she’s been the wife of a celebrity. She’s had to pivot and adjust her life based on mine. She has tremendous benefit from it, but we’re uneven. I want to level that out. She deserves it.”
Chris Hemsworth: Confronting Mortality
Recently, the 39-year-old actor learned that he inherited two copies of the APOE4 gene (one each from his mother and his father), which showed he was at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than others.
Reports then surfaced that a source close to the Marvel star said after he completes a few current projects — he plans to step away from Hollywood to spend more time with his family while his kids are young.
In a Vanity Fair interview published in November, Hemsworth said learning that he had a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s really hit him as he faced his own “mortality.”
“It really triggered something in me to want to take some time off,” the actor said. “And since we finished the show, I’ve been completing the things I was already contracted to do. Now when I finish this tour this week, I’m going home and I’m going to have a good chunk of time off and just simplify. Be with the kids, be with my wife.”
Tom Holland: A Break from the Spotlight
Another star connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Tom Holland, a 27-year-old actor who recently announced he’s taking a break from the spotlight after executive producing the new Apple TV+ thriller “The Crowded Room.”
Holland said the series, which deals with mental health issues, was “a tough time for sure” as he took on the role of Danny Sullivan, a young man arrested for a shocking crime in 1979. The series is based on the real-life story of Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder.
Tom Holland breaks free.
After six stints as Spidey and eager for post-superhero adventures, #TheCrowdedRoom star opens up about the pressures of mega-celebrity, life with Zendaya and his group chat with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield: https://t.co/qLFCgO4THA pic.twitter.com/zugVj9vyri
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 14, 2023
“We were exploring certain emotions that I have definitely never experienced before,” the “Spider-Man” star told Extra. “And then on top of that, being a producer, dealing with the day-to-day problems that come with any film set, just added that extra level of pressure, but I really enjoyed it…”
“But then again, the show did break me,” he added. “There did come a time where I was sort of like, ‘I need to have a break.’ I disappeared. I went to Mexico for a week and had some time on a beach and lay low. And I’m now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was.”
“I’ve been seeing my family. I’ve been seeing my friends. I’ve been playing golf,” Holland continued. “I’ve been going to the garden center and buying plants and doing my best to keep them alive and all that sort of stuff. I’ve just been trying to be (a) regular bloke from Kingston and just relax.”
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