According to
Variety,
Bumblebee and
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse star Hailee Steinfeld has been offered the role of Kate Bishop in the upcoming
Hawkeye TV series on Disney+.
Jeremy Renner will also star in the show as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, and it's thought that it will revolve around him passing on the mantle to Kate as he comes to terms with what happened in
Avengers: Endgame and his time as Ronin.
It sounds like the ball is very much in Steinfeld's court, and it's now down to her whether she chooses to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The trade notes that starring in Hawkeye would likely
"represent a long-term investment in Steinfeld on Marvel's part" as the character will more than likely get her own standalone series eventually or appear on the big screen.
It seems we'll have to wait and see, but now that the word is out, don't be surprised if we get official confirmation sooner rather than later. Last week, we learned that
Mad Men scribe Jonathan Igla had boarded
Hawkeye so it appears as if work on this one is already well underway.
How do you guys feel about the possibility of Steinfeld playing Kate Bishop?
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