At this point, it’s tough to imagine anyone else playing Hawkeye in the MCU, as Jeremy Renner has done such a good job of bringing the hero to life over the years. But the actor wasn’t always on board with the idea of suiting up.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Renner revealed that he almost turned down the role, and he had a rather hilarious reason for wanting to do so.
“I remember going in to talk with [Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige and [Marvel Studios co-president] Lou D’Esposito, and they’d show me the Ultimates version of Hawkeye. Iron Man had come out, and I said, ‘I’m into what you guys are doing because I loved Iron Man. I like how you made Iron Man plausible. So that’s where they wanted to go with [Hawkeye].
I’m like, ‘Great!’ You gotta kinda sign on for a bunch of Avengers films and potential Hawkeye films, kind of sign your life away. I’m like, ‘Wait, I might be 50 in tights.’ That was my main concern. I’m like, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this. I don’t know if anyone wants to see me in tights at 50.'”
With Hawkeye having wrapped up on Disney Plus a while ago, it’s unclear where we may see Clint Barton next. But something tells us that Renner’s time in the MCU isn’t done just yet.
Source: Vanity Fair
