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UPDATE: Is Jeremy Renner Gonna Be Hawkeye?
Source:Empire Magazine
November 27, 2009


Casting news for Kenneth Branagh's Thor has been hitting the internet news table hot and heavy for the past few weeks, but so far, it's all about the characters within Thor and Dr. Donald Blake's general circle of friends and foes. What about something to tie that into the planned (and already scheduled!) Avengers movie that's to follow?

In the latest Empire Magazine, actor Jeremy Renner was asked something during an interview to which his reply seemed to indicate that Marvel Studios is looking for an actor to appear, albeit briefly, as Hawkeye in Branagh's movie as a teaser for when all the Marvel heroes band together, similar to Samuel L. Jackson's cameo at the end of Iron Man.

"Hawkeye could be interesting," he told them. "They're going to send me some stuff on it, see what it is, but I think they're pretty awesome, trying to make superhero movies almost plausible and not just some fantasy thing."

Some may remember that when ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype spoke to Renner much earlier this year, he had mentioned he was interested in doing a movie based on a graphic novel, and that he was looking at taking a part in Sylvain White's The Losers. (Remember that?)

That never happened, and yeah, this basically sounds like the same thing, which means that he hasn't gotten or taken the part as of yet, but anyone who has seen Renner in Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker will realize that playing a hotshot soldier on an Iraq bomb squad and playing a hotshot superhero with mad skills with the bow and arrow is not that far removed. Here's hoping this is one role he takes and gets, because we'd love to see Renner butting heads with Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man.

UPDATE: Looks like Empire has added a few more quotes from their interview with Renner on their website, including one of the questions we had above whether Hawkeye might appear in Iron Man 2:

“If I was a betting man, I would bet that Hawkeye would probably show up in Thor, and then be in 'The Avengers,'” he told them, “But do I know for sure? I can’t say. But I’d love for that to happen. It’d be fun.”

Renner also revealed that he never had been inconsideration for Captain America as some websites reported: “I don’t know if I’d be right for Captain America. I met with the Marvel guys, actually, but we didn’t talk about Captain America. But one of the writers, Zak Penn, we’ve become friends over time and he was thinking maybe Hawkeye could be interesting. He sounds like an interesting character.”

He's optimistic about getting a role in a Marvel movie but he's aware that nothing is set in stone until it's put in writing, “I’m just happy to get considered for big franchise roles like that. I’m not [doing the] casting. If they see me that way, right on. If they don’t, I’m ok with it.”

You can now read the entire article from the magazine that did the interview over on Empire Online.

Either way, Renner's comment does seem to point that we'll be seeing Hawkeye on the big screen very soon (and let's hope that Brian Michael Bendis doesn't suggest they kill him in one of those crazy Marvel movie production summit meetings we keep hearing about!)

Whether or not you've seen The Hurt Locker, what do you think of Jeremy Renner taking on role of the Avengers' master archer?

(Thanks to ComicBookMovie.com for bringing this story to our attention.)

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Posted by: bc on November 26, 2009 at 09:08:18

could be cool thor is gonna rock hawkeye should make an apperance


Posted by: Darth Davius on November 26, 2009 at 09:11:43

Yeah! clint is the man!


Posted by: Phoenix1.84 on November 26, 2009 at 09:21:43

NOOOO!!!!! I really want Bradley Cooper to play Hawkeye :(


Posted by: Garrett May on November 26, 2009 at 09:22:49

Love it. Wouldn't mind Renner as Cap but I think he's better suited as Hawkeye


Posted by: Spikewolf on November 26, 2009 at 09:33:48

Hawkeye started out as a would be villian before he joined the Avengers, but it was only after seeing Iron Man in action that he became a hero. He should have a cameo in Iron man 2.


Posted by: zeus19 on November 26, 2009 at 09:36:53

I would have thought he would appear in Iron Man 2 since he has history with the Black Widow.


Posted by: Kaneda171 on November 26, 2009 at 09:37:07

I don't know.... It could work...


Posted by: the watcher on November 26, 2009 at 09:39:09

I haven't seen the hurt locker movie but a hawkeye cameo on thor will interesting. I wonder how they will fit him in?


Posted by: Renwick Prime on November 26, 2009 at 09:42:42

Renner is better suited for Hawkeye, definitely not Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper is cool and all, but I just don't see him in that role and plus being cool doesn't mean you are right for a certain role. Plus Renner has the right stuff for Hawkeye (look, acting ability, actually has played in physical movies (Hurt Locker, SWAT).


Posted by: Edward Douglas on November 26, 2009 at 09:49:04

"I would have thought he would appear in Iron Man 2 since he has history with the Black Widow. "

I would too, Zeus, and maybe they'll still shoot that even though principal photography has been done for a while. Maybe they'll wait until the very last minute after casting him and then he can play a larger role in THOR.


Posted by: Spikewolf on November 26, 2009 at 10:10:47

I can see Ryan Reynolds playing Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner looks more like he could be Green Lantern, they should switch movies.


Posted by: Marvelous Mervo on November 26, 2009 at 10:20:58

Spikewolf, no. As much as I like Ryan Reynolds, no. He's playing enough comic book characters as it is. Renner is a good actor, and that's what they seem to be shooting for above all else with these new Marvel movies, good actors.


Posted by: Carlos C. on November 26, 2009 at 10:29:32

I actually thought Jeremy Renner could play Guy Gardner in a sort of cameo in the Green Lanturn movie. hes got that sort of look to him


Posted by: Lucy on November 26, 2009 at 10:34:56

Unlike Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Renner is actually a very talented and versatile actor.


Posted by: The Chud on November 26, 2009 at 10:35:16

What does Bendis have to do with the Marvel movies anyway? He's a hack writer who should be kept far away from this, as far as I'm concerned. With that being said, I'm pretty sure Hawkeye tried to begin his career as a hero, was mistaken by the authorities to be a villain, and was only coerced into it by the Black Widow.


Posted by: DancesWithWerewolves on November 26, 2009 at 11:06:09

Renner has come a long way since National Lampoon's Senior Trip :P


Posted by: caabrae on November 26, 2009 at 11:27:47

Wow! I really didn't expect them to be tackling Hawkeye so soon. But besides the trinity (Iron Man, Thor and Cap) he's kind of the next most important member of the team. This is great news!


Posted by: Gambit89 on November 26, 2009 at 11:38:28

I actually think Jensen Ackles would be a great Hawkeye. Renner would be good too I guess


Posted by: IT'S NOT A TUMOR on November 26, 2009 at 11:44:52

OVERKILL!

I am semi interested in this project, as to see if they can do with it, what they did with Iron Man. But....with all these great actors, there had better be plenty of screen time for them all on the scale of Lord of the Rings or a James Cameron film. 2 to 3 hours of film if your going to cram every god in Valhalla plus Hawkeye.


Posted by: meso soup on November 26, 2009 at 11:57:42

Hulk is WAY more important than Hawkeye in the Avengers universe.
I'd rather have a HULK cameo.


Posted by: Carl Grissom on November 26, 2009 at 12:08:21

Yay! Hawkeye! Finally.


Posted by: Man of Tommorrow on November 26, 2009 at 12:13:07

Sweet! How could Hawkeye fit into a movie about Thor though? Maybe he shows up with Fury as a SHIELD special agent?


Posted by: Man Tickler on November 26, 2009 at 12:14:11

OO LA LA.... I would totally eat him for day after Thanksgiving left overs. He is HOT!


Posted by: Mantronix on November 26, 2009 at 12:25:30

Very interesting casting choice, the Hurt Locker is very good movie.


Posted by: eric on November 26, 2009 at 12:25:59

I think renner would make a great hawkeye and they should place him in iron man 2 somehow. I also would like to mention the avengers should rock however the original avengers didn't even include captain america it was iron man, thor, ant man, wasp and the hulk. Captain america came on to the avengers as a recruit with hawkeye, hercules, vision, scarlett witch, black panther, and quicksilver as well as the black knight.


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