Darren Aronofsky on Going to Extremes With Chris Hemsworth for Limitless
Well, I’ve been kind of playing around in the [science-documentary genre] for, I don’t know, seven, eight years or so. My dad was a science teacher. I was trained as a field biologist. And I’ve just been focused on science my whole life. When Nat Geo called me quite a while ago to work on [2018 series], it was a dream come true. And I’ve been excited to keep working on that part of my career since that.
io9: Which episode do you think was the toughest for Chris Hemsworth to film? Did you ever worry that he would fail any of the challenges?Oh, yeah. I mean, Chris Hemsworth fasting for four days. I knew that was going to be tough because the amount of calories he takes in to play Thor. I knew it was going to be a challenge for him. The Arctic swim was truly a monumental feat.
We were really careful and thoughtful in making sure that there were takeaways that everyone, no matter where you are on the planet, could use in everyday life. The examples that were used for the show were extreme examples, to make them entertaining. But every single show has something that everyone in the world can take away and use in their everyday lives.
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