Jeremy Renner Compares His Work In MISSION IMPOSSIBLE To THE AVENGERS

Offering an update of sorts on The Bourne Legacy, Jeremy Renner also compares the "grounded" Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol to the "fantasty" of Marvel's The Avengers.

By JoshWilding - Jan 04, 2012 03:01 AM EST

Filed Under: Avengers

In a lengthy interview with Get Hampshire on his role in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Jeremy Renner was asked how that differs to working on The Bourne Legacy. "They’re very, very different pieces of cinema, both meant to entertain," he said. "Mission’s a bit more fun, more smiles in it, it’s a popcorn movie. They’re obviously both spy movies but very different, Bourne’s never been on a mission, you know what I mean? You never see him do spy-work at all. He’s always running for his life and that’s kind of what that thing is in a sense."

When asked how far along filming is on the controversial film (fans weren't happy to hear that they were making a Bourne flick sans Matt Damon) the Oscar nominated actor added: "I’m halfway through, I finish that at the end of February."

"It was a lot of fun," Renner said when talk turned to the differences between Ghost Protocol and The Avengers. "Mission was a massive movie then The Avengers came round, and that’s a huge movie. There are all these superheroes in it, passing a baton between superheroes There’s a lot of fighting! But that should be a big, fun movie. It’s a whole other world. We’re dealing with other worlds, and other things like Thor and all. Mission has got that more, I’m not going to say it’s the most grounded movie, but it’s got a sense of realism to it."

"We’re climbing that building. We’re doing these things. The circumstances might be fantasy but you know we’re doing real s**t. And when it comes to The Avengers that’s a bit more fantasy."

STARRING:

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

RELEASE DATE: April 27, 2012. (UK) May 4th, 2012. (US)

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35 Comments

antonio - 1/4/2012, 4:28 AM

Renner is awesome. He will kick some serious [frick]ing ass as Hawkeye.

marvel72 - 1/4/2012, 4:36 AM

he's a good actor,but comes across as abit of a knob in interveiws.

antonio - 1/4/2012, 4:45 AM

@Marvel72 how so?

marvel72 - 1/4/2012, 4:54 AM

@ antonio

i've seen video interveiws from comic con on this very site & he did come across abit of a knob to me.

comicoverlord - 1/4/2012, 5:12 AM

In February? Funny nothing has leaked?

Justinishulk - 1/4/2012, 5:17 AM

Renner is so awesome. He was so very good in The Hurt Locker... Anything he is in... i will watch it!!!!

antonio - 1/4/2012, 5:21 AM

@Justin him and Guy Pearce, IMO, where only good things about that movie.

thalidomide - 1/4/2012, 5:22 AM

LOL @ teabag: never change your sense of humor dude /:)

comicoverlord - 1/4/2012, 5:22 AM

hahaha good one.

comicoverlord - 1/4/2012, 5:23 AM

@tea I mean.

DarthLaney - 1/4/2012, 5:24 AM

Anyone get the feeling he might not be back for a sequel

antonio - 1/4/2012, 5:28 AM

@Darthlaney doubt it.

comicoverlord - 1/4/2012, 5:33 AM

@grif, Vision, yep. Agreed. There's an entire story line right there. Vision vs Ultron.

Kayo - 1/4/2012, 5:37 AM

Grif: LOL, Hawkeye volunter for Vision's absence coz he's still on holiday with Scarlet Witch, no worries he will be a part on Avengers 2.

Kayo - 1/4/2012, 5:45 AM

And had a great performance on The Town also.

comicoverlord - 1/4/2012, 5:54 AM

Yeah, not the same as Vision. Close approximate for sure. But that was more of a tip of the hat to the Invaders than Avengers.

Lilvic92 - 1/4/2012, 6:07 AM

Anytime this man speaks I get less confident about this movie

nuclearpriest - 1/4/2012, 6:24 AM

I've seen MI4 and believe me there is not a spec of realism in that movie. It is preposterous from beginning to end.

superotherside - 1/4/2012, 9:50 AM

Can't wait! :) I'm liking Renner as Hawkeye already. :)

Wolven87 - 1/4/2012, 10:55 AM

Wolven87 - 1/4/2012, 10:56 AM

MiracleMe - 1/4/2012, 11:41 AM

I must be a perverted weirdo because my humor and tastes are decidedly teabagian!

FireKnightRises - 1/4/2012, 9:32 PM

I have a feeling he won't be back in avengers sequel

EarOne - 1/5/2012, 8:58 AM

The Avengers is FANTASY..??!!! oh, NOW, he's really done it. he's ruined it for us all...

all this time i thought Thor and the Hulk REALLY exist...DAMN him...damn him to hell...

Jeremy Renner Compares His Work In MISSION IMPOSSIBLE To THE AVENGERS

Offering an update of sorts on The Bourne Legacy, Jeremy Renner also compares the "grounded" Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol to the "fantasty" of Marvel's The Avengers.

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