HAWKEYE Star Jeremy Renner Explains Why He Won't Return For Season 2: "I Told Them To Go Fly A Kite"

HAWKEYE Star Jeremy Renner Explains Why He Won't Return For Season 2: "I Told Them To Go Fly A Kite"

Jeremy Renner will not be back as Clint Barton for a second season of Marvel's Hawkeye, and the actor explains why in a new interview...

By MarkCassidy - May 01, 2025 05:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Hawkeye

If a second season of Marvel's Disney+ Hawkeye series moves forward, it'll do so without star Jeremy Renner.

During an interview with High Performance, Renner revealed that he declined the studio's offer to reprise the lead role of Clint Barton when he was only offered half of his season 1 salary.

“They asked me to do Season 2, and they offered me half the money. I’m like, ‘Well, it’s going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money, and eight months of my time, essentially, to do it for half the amount.”

Renner believes that his near-fatal 2023 snowplough accident contributed to the lower offer.

“I’m like, ‘I’m sorry? Why? Did you think I’m only half the Jeremy because I got ran over? Maybe that’s why you want to pay me half of what I made on the first season.'”

“This is not Marvel, mind you," he clarified. "This is like, just Disney, not even really Disney. It’s just the penny pinchers, the accountants. I told them to go fly a kite. I mean, just at the at the insult offer. So we didn’t see eye to eye on it,” Renner continued, adding that he’s not ruling out a return to “Hawkeye” in the future. “Sadly, I still love the character. I’d still love to do it, but I I had to defend myself. I didn’t ask for any more money, mind you. Just pay me what I made made the first season. So it’s all disheartening that that didn’t happen, but that’s fine. I’m happy to let that go, because my body’s probably thanking me, time and time again, that I’m not doing it right now. But we’ll see.”

Since Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) is expected to take up the Hawkeye mantle going forward, a second season could work without Renner's involvement, but let's hope this doesn't deter him from returning as Barton in the upcoming Avengers movies.

Hawkeye season 1 is now available on physical media. You can check out a deleted scene along with the disc's bonus features below.

Marvel Studios' Hawkeye is an original series set in post-blip New York City where former Avenger Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. But when a threat from his past shows up, Hawkeye reluctantly teams up with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) - a 22-year-old skilled archer and his biggest fan - to unravel a criminal conspiracy.

Bonus Features

A Tale of Two Hawkeyes — Discover how the cast and crew extended the Hawkeye legacy, bringing together Clint Barton and new character Kate Bishop.

Gag Reel — Take a look at some of the hilarious outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Hawkeye.

Deleted Scenes

Follow the Trail — Young Kate leaves behind clues for a scavenger hunt.

At The Stake — Clint reluctantly celebrates with a group of fans in the city.

Burning of the Suit — Clint burns the Ronin suit.

Kate’s First Day at Work — Kate uses her awkward first day at work to her advantage.

Ice Cream — Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.

Detour — Clint and Kate find an unmarked car in front of her apartment.

Friends? — Little Maya and Little Kazi meet for the first time when their fathers do business together.

You Never Miss — Clint's relationship with his mom is revealed through childhood memories. Clint and his mom attempt to rob a convenience store, which ends up a disaster.

Moira Comes Home — Moira chases Clint and Kate out of her apartment.

Old Friend — Clint prepares a familiar weapon.

Sorry — Maya and Clint have a moment of understanding after a battle.

Until It’s Done — Eleanor takes a trip to have dinner. A shocking insight is revealed.

Boomerang — Clint and Kate gather supplies at a sporting goods store to build trick arrows.

Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye — Peer behind the scenes of the show with Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, and the rest of the cast and crew.

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HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 5/1/2025, 5:01 PM
He should get a spin off show, call it, The actual Hawkeye.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 5/1/2025, 5:16 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Hawkman hasn’t been used. Ever.

Gene Hawkman.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 5/1/2025, 6:59 PM
@HashTagSwagg - “Hawkguy”
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 5/1/2025, 5:07 PM
Good for him. Half the money? Good for him.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/1/2025, 6:17 PM
@BackwardGalaxy - Bob Chapek. He was battling Scarlett Johannson as well. He was a detriment to both Marvel and Disney. He is the reason why Marvel Studios was forced to push Quantity over Quality.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 5/1/2025, 6:46 PM
@SonOfAGif - Completely agree! He was a massive mistake for the whole company. Yes his terrible decisions brought more money into parka but that clearly doesn't translate to a creative space
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/1/2025, 6:53 PM
@Wahhvacado - His decisions only brought more money into the parks due to people participating in that "Revenge Vacation" trend that happened during his tenure. During that trend people were blowing thousands on Disney and Universal vacations during and post-pandemic as revenge against stay at home orders. During that time Disney was making record profit and once the dust settled, Disney saw that the sales and interests were dying down due to Chapek's decisions. Chapek was pushing for cheaply made products at insane price points. $19.99 for a Bubblewand or $32.99 for a T-Shirt that says "Disney".
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 5/1/2025, 7:00 PM
@SonOfAGif - Exactly, he made serious harm to the brand and maybe Disney will recover but it'll take time to bring back good will if they can
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 5/1/2025, 5:11 PM
at least this time they can't bait and switch
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 5/1/2025, 5:11 PM
Even if Kate was the lead that was still a low blow. That being said I would like a season 2.
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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/1/2025, 5:13 PM
@MCUKnight11 - same here. Even if he's returning in a smaller role like an overwatch kind of character, the show wouldn't be anything without him
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/1/2025, 7:49 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I feel like Season 2 would be awesome if Trickshot was working for Vanessa Fisk and Wilson and they hire him to assassinate Kate Bishop but when he learns that his brother Clint is her mentor, conflict arises.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/1/2025, 5:12 PM
Good he mentions he stuck it up to the Disney accountants. Very understandable is his situation. Hope he does get a better offer to return though, since I like him in the role a lot.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/1/2025, 5:37 PM
@bkmeijer1 - same…

I like him in the role , this version of Clint and the show aswell so I hope something is worked out.

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Dudes an underrated part of this universe imo
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 5/1/2025, 5:12 PM
Season one was terrible ronin echo Kingpin it just kept getting worse
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 5/1/2025, 5:13 PM
Great children's Hawkeye
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 5/1/2025, 5:18 PM
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MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/1/2025, 5:22 PM
Rich fuçks. Pay the man
Skestra
Skestra - 5/1/2025, 5:29 PM
The fact he didn't even pull a RDJ by asking for MORE money, just the same as the first season, proves Renner is a down to the earth type of guy instead of a diva. That said, he should get paid more!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/1/2025, 5:35 PM
That sucks , bunch of cheapskates i swear…

Pay the man the money he made the first time and if he is indeed able to physically do it then commence production on the second season (also this means the rumors of it being Raid inspired by being set in one location and introducing Trickshot might have been true).

Granted , S1 ended the characters story well imo and they could just shift focus to Kate if need be but I do hope they are able to go to the table again with a better offer and have Renner be in S2 in some capacity atleast.

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RedFury
RedFury - 5/1/2025, 5:39 PM
I did not at all expect them to short change one of their OG cast members... Seems pretty damn disrespectful to me! They've got more money than most studios, and still they do this? What in the world is going on...
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/1/2025, 5:45 PM
@RedFury - every business or company no matter how much they make will always look out for their own wallet no matter what.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/1/2025, 6:22 PM
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Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 5/1/2025, 5:41 PM
Wow. Good for him for putting his foot down
AC1
AC1 - 5/1/2025, 5:52 PM
Sucks they'd try to low ball him like that. Maybe they could find a middle ground option where he returns as a recurring character rather than a lead while Hailee takes on the main role as Kate becomes the focus of the show. At least then if they're paying him less he's doing less work.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/1/2025, 6:24 PM
@AC1 - My guess: They'll let the rating tank, then blame Men for hating strong female leads....


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Again.
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DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/1/2025, 6:15 PM

Mickey the Rat just flat sucks. This is wrong! Cut his pay in half? Disney deserves all the sh!t it's gonna get over this.

And who wants to watch Hawkeye season 2 without Hawkeye?

Facking idiots.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 5/1/2025, 6:18 PM
I really liked Hawkeye (it’s one of the few good Disney+ series) so I would like a second season but asking Renner to come back for half of the money is a joke. [frick]ing cheap bastards.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/1/2025, 6:28 PM
Haha you can tell he doesn't care after his near death experience. Meanwhile they'll give RDJ everything
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 5/1/2025, 6:56 PM
Good for him. He's put enough work into the MCU to deserve more respect.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/1/2025, 6:57 PM
He's too good for the slop commies have turned the MCU and most of the rest of Disney into.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 5/1/2025, 7:11 PM
What an insult. The man went through hell and they offer him half of what he got for that extra mid ass show. Foh.
TK420
TK420 - 5/1/2025, 7:25 PM
Disney is the worst thing to have happened to Marvel AND Star Wars. Two franchises ruined.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/1/2025, 7:45 PM
@TK420 -

Indiana Jones

Willow

Alien

Predator

The Little Mermaid

No White

Mulan

Beauty and the Beast

Aladdin

The Lion King

Peter Pan

Pinocchio
Sakaarian
Sakaarian - 5/1/2025, 7:25 PM
Good for him. I can only imagine how many times this happens through Disney's employment practices. What kinda sucks is that most people who don't take the time to look into this will likely blame Marvel. Hopefully, someone comes to their senses and ponies up the dough to get him a fair deal. The fact that he doesn't seem to be a greedy dude, makes it that much worse that they did that to him.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 5/1/2025, 7:26 PM
Telling someone to go fly a kite is a terrible insult, flying kites are actually a lot of fun on a beautiful summer day at the beach
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 5/1/2025, 7:40 PM
@KaptainKhaos - I'm pretty sure he told them to go [frick] themselves but had to clean it up
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/1/2025, 7:48 PM
Hawkeye is a good character.

He doesn't belong in post Endgame shit woke MCU.
gambgel
gambgel - 5/1/2025, 7:51 PM
This sounds really bad.....
but lets be honest, tho: when we have such an amazing, hardcore, adult and quality show like Daredevil now... do we really need a season 2 of a lesser quality Hawkeye? (same with most shows)

Both he and Kate should just appear on the movies moving forward. In any case, Kate should be with the young Avengers/champions, not on her own show. Teams are more appealing than solo shows. She got introduced, great, now time to move forward with team stuff.
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 5/1/2025, 8:19 PM
Was there ever a reason they decided to base MCU Hawkeye on Ultimate's Hawkeye? I'm asking because had Renner been playing a mostly 616 adaptation maybe he wouldn't be so [frick]ing lame and boring.
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