{"id":908473,"date":"2026-09-28T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908473\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:52:13","slug":"chris-hemsworth-reportedly-shuts-down-production-company-wild-state-after-just-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908473\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hemsworth reportedly shuts down production company Wild State after just four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/chris-hemsworth-makes-surprising-career-move-with-archie-rose-distillery-20260826-p60rnf.html\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Hemsworth<\/a> has reportedly closed his production company Wild State, behind hit films Extraction 2 and Crime 101, after just four years.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussie A-lister, 43, who has estimated net worth of up to US$130 million ($185 million), has shuttered Wild State according to multiple outlets, with the company\u2019s website now offline. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2b6d655caf9d97acc6a4cf5769bece5083e5dafd.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Hemsworth has reportedly shuttered his production company with the website vanishing offline. \u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after what\u2019s been a \u201cfraught few months\u201d according to sources from <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/09\/25\/hollywood\/fingers-point-after-marvel-star-shuts-down-production-company-after-walking-away-from-saudi-backed-investment\/?_gl=1*ll2kll*_gcl_au*MjA5NDcwNDcxNC4xNzg3NzU0Mzc0*_ga*MTkzMzk4MzAxOC4xNzYzNDE3MjQ4*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3OTAzNDc1Njkkbzc0JGcxJHQxNzkwMzQ3NzIxJGo2MCRsMCRoMA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\">Page Six<\/a>, citing speculation over internal conflict or conflict with Hemsworth\u2019s busy filming schedule. <\/p>\n<p>The official website for the company no longer works, leaving visitors with an \u201cexpired\u201d blank page.  <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s believed employees will be paid through to the end of 2026. However, no official statement or confirmation has been released. <\/p>\n<p>An insider has told the outlet that Hemsworth\u2019s decision comes from a \u201clife choice\u201d and the Thor actor is proud of what the company has achieved. <\/p>\n<p>Nine.com.au have contacted Wild State productions for comment. <\/p>\n<p>The company, co-founded by Hemsworth and producer Ben Grayson in 2022, held a deal with National Geographic for unscripted projects and Disney+ Originals.<\/p>\n<p>This included three-seasons of hit docuseries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/limitless-with-chris-hemworth-episode-5-memory-alzheimers-disease-grandfather-video-20240716-p5qwmo.html\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Limitless<\/a>, which featured wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/chris-hemsworth-shares-sweet-tribute-to-gorgeous-wife-of-15-years-elsa-pataky-20260718-p60gg3.html\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elsa Pataky<\/a>, and brothers Liam and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/exclusive-i-met-luke-hemsworth-was-not-expecting-this-deadloch-s2-20260326-p5zjq7.html\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Hemsworth<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Following its launch, Wild State went into a strategic partnership with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon\u2019s production company Artists Equity in late 2023.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported the partnership has now too expired and was not renewed. <\/p>\n<p>Wild State is one of the production companies behind Hemsworth\u2019s latest movie Extraction 3, being filmed in NSW. Hemsworth and Grayson are credited as producers on the film. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/93a7cb924c45b9c0dab5b90e1eda77604c1e388b67c4dacf51c2361cc08451ac.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Idris Elba, director Sam Hargrave and Hemsworth have begun production of Extraction 3 south of Sydney. \u00a0Jasin Boland\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after the Marvel star unveiled yet another surprising career move in August 2026, signing on as co-owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian<\/a> whiskey brand Archie Rose.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/hollywood-26qe\" class=\"sc-iRgEWu hHENWX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood star<\/a> bought an undisclosed stake in Australia\u2019s most awarded distillery, and will help push the product into the US.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ae18c2e580881c9f2297e2b757c038ddb96c2c72.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Chris Hemsworth has an undisclosed stake in Australia\u2019s most awarded distillery.\u00a0Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The brand added that they are \u201cbeyond proud and excited\u201d to welcome Hemsworth as a co-owner of the distillery and whisky brand, with three whiskies made in collaboration with Hemsworth expected to be released. <\/p>\n<p>Reprising his role as God of Thunder Thor, Hemsworth will reportedly pull in an estimated $56.9 million from the two Avengers films being released over the next few years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Hemsworth has reportedly closed his production company Wild State, behind hit films Extraction 2 and Crime 101,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":908474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-908473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}