RUMOR: HAWKEYE Season 2 Is Still Happening Without Jeremy Renner; Hailee Steinfeld Will Be The Show's Lead

RUMOR: HAWKEYE Season 2 Is Still Happening Without Jeremy Renner; Hailee Steinfeld Will Be The Show's Lead

While Jeremy Renner has confirmed that he turned down Hawkeye season 2 after being offered half the amount he was paid for season 1, a new rumour claims the spotlight will shift to Hailee Steinfeld...

By JoshWilding - May 02, 2025 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Hawkeye

Hawkeye arguably remains Marvel Studios' most underrated TV series. While not every subplot hit the mark (Swordsman's peculiar role in the finale felt like a last-minute change), Hailee Steinfeld and Florence Pugh stole the show as Kate Bishop and Yelena Belova, and Jeremy Renner was on top form as Clint Barton.

We also met Maya Lopez/Echo, while Vincent D'Onofrio made his surprise MCU return as The Kingpin. Fans were also blessed with Rogers: The Musical, of course. 

It's been nearly four years since Hawkeye debuted on Disney+, and while there's been plenty of chatter about a second season, it's yet to take shape. That was initially down to 2023's Hollywood strikes and the snow plow accident that very nearly cost Renner his life. 

However, it was yesterday that we learned The Avengers star turned down Hawkeye season 2 after being offered only half of what he was paid for season 1 (for an 8-month shoot, no less). No one has blamed Renner for turning down the offer, though it sounds like the series will continue without him.

According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, "Despite Jeremy Renner's decision to not do it a season 2 of Hawkeye, [it's] still moving forward with Hailee Steinfeld as the lead."

Hawkeye was meant to be a passing of the torch from Clint to Kate, so it makes sense to put the spotlight on her. Another team-up arguably would have been more fun, so here's hoping Marvel Studios can work something out with Renner between now and whenever production starts. 

As of now, it's unclear whether the actor will reprise his role as Hawkeye in Avengers: Doomsday and/or Avengers: Secret Wars

"They asked me to do season two, and they offered me half the money," Renner says in the video below. "I’m like, 'Wow, it’s going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money — eight months of my time, essentially, and you do it for half the amount?' I’m like, 'I’m sorry, why? Did you think I’m only half the Jeremy because I got ran over?' Is that why want to pay me half of what I made on the first season?"

He added, "And this is not Marvel. My juice is like this Disney — not even really Disney, it’s just the penny pinchers, the accountants. I told him to go fly a kite at the insult offer. And so we didn’t see eye to eye on it, sadly. I still love the character, I would still love to do it, but I had to defend myself."

"I didn’t ask for any more money, mind you. Just pay me what you paid me the first season. So it’s a little disheartening that didn’t happen, but that’s fine. I’m happy to let that go, because my body’s probably thanking me that I’m not doing that right now."

Stay tuned for updates on Hawkeye season 2 as we have them. 

@high_performance Jeremy Renner reveals why Hawkeye Season 2 never happened... 👀🏹 Jeremy's episode with us is available now, exclusively on the High Performance App! 🙌 Jeremy Renner's 'My Next Breath' is available in all formats now, published by Simon & Schuster UK #avengers #jeremyrenner #hawkeye #hawkeyeseason2 #disneyplus ♬ original sound - High Performance
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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 5/2/2025, 4:31 AM
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Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 5/2/2025, 4:40 AM
No Renner, not watching.
Yellow
Yellow - 5/2/2025, 8:02 AM
@Mercwitham0uth - i mean Clint has retired like 8 times by now, let the man rest
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 5/2/2025, 1:55 PM
@Yellow - No.
Omario
Omario - 5/2/2025, 4:48 AM
They'd rather spend less therefore will make less. Too bad. The essence of Hawkeye is Renner. Wish Feige would step up
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/2/2025, 5:08 AM
Rather just see her be the lead of a Young Avengers show then. If it's an Hawkeye show, I prefer Renner's Barton to be a part of it. No matter how small the role, I like him in it.

Also, first time seeing that clip. From the way he looks, I can definitely understand why he told them to go fly a kite.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/2/2025, 5:27 AM
Well that's the whole point right?
Reginator
Reginator - 5/2/2025, 5:42 AM
Clint Barton is Hawkeye. She is just I clueless girl with a bow.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/2/2025, 6:15 AM
I wonder how many will react to this rumor as if it's confirmed and make a thing out of it.
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 5/2/2025, 1:22 PM
@dagenspear - Funny how quickly they abandon not trusting these "scoopers."
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/2/2025, 3:20 PM
@EskimoJ - Maybe so.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 5/2/2025, 6:47 AM
I would sign a petition letting Disney know they’re taking a step back to f*cking up but it seems like Disney likes messing with the Marvel actors pay rates and contracts. Dumb move by Disney as Hawkeye won’t be the same without the veteran cop and rookie cop dynamic they had in the first season. Not sure I care to listen to Steinfeld banter with Pizza Dog for an hour. Let alone 6 episodes.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 5/2/2025, 6:59 AM
Nah, yall need to go get Jeremy back.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 5/2/2025, 7:08 AM
but she already was the show's lead.
DarthRant
DarthRant - 5/2/2025, 2:38 PM
@harryba11zack - Yeah, which was why it sucked.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 5/2/2025, 2:39 PM
@DarthRant - I blame the writers.
NickScryer
NickScryer - 5/2/2025, 7:12 AM
Give Disney some slack. They literally just lost hundreds of millions on flops like The Falcon and Snow White and will have to pay RDJ a truck of cash.

KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/2/2025, 8:34 AM
@NickScryer - [frick] Disney. They dug hole after hole. They fell in holes, and kept digging. Furious fans thrived from internet channels BEGGING them to stop digging holes... they kept digging. [frick] Disney...

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JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/2/2025, 7:26 AM
Season 2 of Kate Bishop was always the plan. He was a secondary character in his own show, no wonder they offered him less money. like it matters anyway.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 5/2/2025, 7:26 AM
Hawkeye without Hawkeye? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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eagc1995
eagc1995 - 5/2/2025, 4:55 PM
@TheOtherOn - Hawkeye is just right there. just not the og
RedFury
RedFury - 5/2/2025, 7:44 AM
We as fans need to scream to the high heavens that we want Renner back. If there's enough push for it, I can only hope that the execs take their heads out of their asses and make it happen.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/2/2025, 7:47 AM
I could certainly buy this being true though it is funny how these scoopers have been insistent with the Raid inspired S2 being with both Clint & Kate till Renner’s interview yesterday..

It’s certainly possible that the show has shifted some focus to Kate given S1 set that up but hopefully they do go back to the table with Jeremy and make him a better offer whether it be the same amount of money as the previous season or in a less prominent role.

Anyway , I like Renner in the role aswell as his version of Clint so hope we do see him sooner than later if at all.

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Batmangina
Batmangina - 5/2/2025, 8:00 AM
Acting like the original idea to replace all of the legacy characters wasn't the intention is [frick]ing retarded.

They've done it in the comics 100 times over and they always eat dicks, cancel and repeat on a TON of shitty reimagined books.

College fund of slabbed Ironheart books for the win!!
Yellow
Yellow - 5/2/2025, 8:04 AM
Clint said he was retired anyway and the whole point of the show was to set Kate as the lead, so...
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 5/2/2025, 8:12 AM
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YouIknowiamsexy
YouIknowiamsexy - 5/2/2025, 8:14 AM
Boy it seems Disney has learned nothing and is intent on continuing to lose money. The investors are just as bad as the board.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 5/2/2025, 8:16 AM
What Disney doesn’t seem to understand is that fans would rather see a low budget spy triller staring Renner instead of whatever they have planned for Steinfeld in season 2 or the Young Avengers.

Disney has officially ruined Marvel folks. It’s time to stop supporting this kind of behavior
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/2/2025, 8:36 AM
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dragon316
dragon316 - 5/2/2025, 8:54 AM
@KennKathleen - that make wii resort more fun to play game was like this😂
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/2/2025, 9:29 AM
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JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 5/2/2025, 8:42 AM
Yeah, that’s bound to do well.

Who are the people making these decisions today? It can’t be the same group as before. It’s like they don’t want money.
dragon316
dragon316 - 5/2/2025, 8:53 AM
She’s young sue doesnt understand if I was her I wouldn’t do it without him she wouldn’t be where she is without him and first season of show pay check offering her probably nothing to her it’s paycheck to her but renner he makes point I wouldn’t do my job for ten years they offer me less for what I made last year it shows how well company cares for there employees work for them
PatchesOhulihan
PatchesOhulihan - 5/2/2025, 9:55 AM
@dragon316 - Punctuation is your friend, try it sometime.
mountainman
mountainman - 5/2/2025, 8:58 AM
Renner’s story about his injury has so crazy to hear. The man is a hero and is lucky to be alive.

Disney is a slimy company and they intentionally low balled him because they wanted the show to feature Kate over Clint anyway.

Hawkeye season one was ok, but season 2 sounds like a complete skip without Renner.
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 5/2/2025, 9:01 AM
So they pay RDJ 90% of their budget even for a cameo but paying this guy a few m is too much ? lmao.
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 5/2/2025, 9:19 AM
Won't happen.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/2/2025, 10:19 AM
Good, this will make it even easier to never buy a Disney- membership.
Sakaarian
Sakaarian - 5/2/2025, 12:45 PM
Renner goes through a life changing traumatic event and then they lowball him with half his previous salary? Hard pass.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 5/2/2025, 1:36 PM
Cuz that’s what everyone wants. [frick]ing Marvel/Disney are silly and dumb.
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