Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye Confirmed for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
With all of the talk surrounding Jeremy Renner reprising his role as Hawkeye in Captain America: Civil War, I just assumed it was happening. Well, we now have confirmation from THR that he will be back.
In a report about a new sci-fi film project Renner will be a part in called Story of Your Life, they say he will shoot Captain America: Civil War this spring. So I guess it’s all a done deal, which is great! I wonder how many other Avengers will be included in the story. This chapter in the MCU is going to be a big one, so I assume we’ll see other heroes get involved.
Hawkeye wasn’t a part of the original Civil War comic book storyline, but the MCU is kind of doing their own thing. The character was critical of Tony Stark’s position after the fact.
The movie has been described as being "Avengers 3.8," and it will also include Chris Evans as Captain America, Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Daniel Bruhl in a mystery role, Frank Grillo as Crossbones, and of course, the brand-new Spider-Man.
The film is being directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, and it’s set to be released on May 6th, 2016. Renner will next be seen as Hawkeye in Avengers: Age of Ultron.