In Toronto to promote his new film
The Town, Renner revealed that he accepted the Avengers role of Hawkeye largely because playing a comic book character is one of the few options left for an actor working today.
"Well comic book movies are the only movies being made" he told IGN.
"They don't make films like The Town very often do they?"
Renner explained that he is still waiting on the yet-to-be-written script, and will catch up on the comics and undergo a rigorous training regime before the film's 2011 shoot.
The Avengers is set to come to theaters May 4th, 2012.