HAWKEYE Star Jeremy Renner Reveals Why He Was Initially Reluctant To Play The MCU's Clint Barton

HAWKEYE Star Jeremy Renner Reveals Why He Was Initially Reluctant To Play The MCU's Clint Barton

Jeremy Renner is currently taking centre stage in Hawkeye, but the actor has now revealed why he initially had second thoughts about playing Clint Barton when he was approached to star in The Avengers...

By JoshWilding - Nov 28, 2021 08:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Hawkeye

Jeremy Renner will go down in history as one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's six original Avengers, but the actor had second thoughts about joining the franchise when Marvel Studios first approached him. The reason is one we've heard a lot in recent years: Renner baulked at the prospect of a multi-picture deal that would lock him in for a long time. 

"Iron Man had come out, and I said, 'Look, man, I'm into what you guys are doing,' 'cause I loved Iron Man," Renner says of his initial conversations with Marvel Studios Presiden Kevin Feige. "You gotta kind of sign on for like, you know, a bunch of Avengers films and potential Hawkeye films. They kind of sign your life away."

"I'm like, 'Wait, man, I might be 50 in tights?' That was like my main concern," he continued. "'I don't know if I wanna do this. I don't think anybody wants to see me in tights at 50.'"

Of course, Renner did ultimately sign on the dotted line and first appeared as Clint Barton in 2011's Thor. Later, he'd assemble with Earth's Mightiest Heroes in The Avengers and the rest, as they say, is history. Now, he has a starring role in his own TV series, Hawkeye, and is clearly happy to remain part of the MCU moving forward. 

In our review, we said"Marvel Studios is once again sleigh-in' it with Hawkeye, an unmissable Christmastime team-up bringing holiday cheer to the MCU with top tier storytelling delivered in the Mighty Marvel Manner and a bold, brilliant new hero in Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop."

Check out the full interview with the MCU vet below:
 

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 11/28/2021, 8:21 AM
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 11/28/2021, 8:32 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - this gif works on so many levels.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 11/28/2021, 12:05 PM
@ElricReturns - how many?
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 11/28/2021, 3:25 PM
@Marveladdict - exactly 27.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 11/28/2021, 8:33 AM
He's been great in every appearance (bar the first Avengers maybe but that is Whedon's fault).

I can understand the reluctance though, it is a big commitment and with no real guarantee at all.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/28/2021, 8:36 AM
''I don't think anybody wants to see me in tights at 50.''

Feel like I've heard him use this quote before. But yeah, maybe not in tights, but I do wanna see him again as both Hawkeye and Brandt. He seems enthusiastic about it too
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/28/2021, 8:45 AM
@bkmeijer - I don’t want to see anyone in tights especially women I want movies be successful not laughing stock look down upon
abd00bie
abd00bie - 11/28/2021, 8:44 AM
I remember seeing him on an episode of Angel back in .. 2000? Time flies T.T
RokoVII
RokoVII - 11/28/2021, 8:51 AM
Reluctant until he saw those dolla’ bills son
abd00bie
abd00bie - 11/28/2021, 9:04 AM
@RokoVII - idk.. there are far better actors to choose from imo
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 11/28/2021, 8:59 AM
Loving the show so far. Love me an archer in a world of monsters and gods haha
Origame
Origame - 11/28/2021, 9:20 AM
I get it. This was before the big comic boom, and I could see him viewing superhero roles as a young man's game. Especially when you consider how physical his role is in comparison to, for example, iron man.
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 11/28/2021, 10:32 AM
Honestly I think his casting was a mistake. Not that Renner can't play a good Clint, he can. It's they barely did anything with him and now that they are he's up there in age (he was already in his 40s during Avengers) and I'm not sure he even wants to keep doing it.

They should have casted someone Scarlett's age or slightly older and let him be more like his comic counterpart and would have gotten a lot more mileage out of him. I just don't get why they thought to get an older actor for an acrobatic archer other than he was another named actor to add to the list.
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