Jeremy Renner Was Asked To Join MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT But He Chose Not to Accept and Here's Why

As awesome as Mission: Impossible - Fallout was, I couldn't help but wonder why they didn't bring Jeremy Renner back to reprise his role of William Brandt. Well, it turns out that they did ask him to be a part of it, but he chose not to accept the mission. 

Director Christopher McQuarrie says that he offered him a small, but crucial role in the film. The opening sequence of the film would have seen Brandt sacrifice himself to save the team. Yep, they were going to kill the character off and I guess Renner didn't think it was worth it. While talking to Empire, McQuarrie explained:

"Jeremy had his commitment to Avengers, which ironically they ended up not exercising . . . So I said to Renner, ‘Hey listen, I have this idea for an opening sequence where you sacrifice yourself to save the team, and that the mission-gone-wrong not only involves losing the plutonium, but involves the death of a team member.’ And Jeremy was like, ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ . . .  He was smart not to take the short paycheck for three days of work and getting blown up."

I'm kinda glad that the actor didn't take the job because it means he could possibly show up in a future installment of the film... if that's something he wants to do at some point down the road. He did seem to fit in with the rest of the team in the last film.

Do you think Renner should've accepted the mission and sacrificed himself for the team?