Jeremy Renner Explains Why He Won’t Return For Hawkeye Season 2 – Rumored To Go Ahead Without Him

In a recent interview OG Avenger Jeremy Renner explains why he won’t be returning for Hawkeye Season 2, which is rumored to go ahead anyway. First off, let us deal with the facts. 

Renner had a Tik Tok interview with High Performance and he says he was asked to do Hawkeye Season 2, but for half his fee for Season 1. 

“They asked me to do Season 2, and they offered me half the money. I’m like, ‘Well, it’s going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money, and eight months of my time, essentially, to 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? Maybe that’s why you want to pay me half of what I made on the first season.’”

“This is not Marvel, mind you. This is like, just Disney, not even really Disney. It’s just the penny pinchers, the accountants. I told them to go fly a kite. I mean, just at the at the insult offer. So we didn’t see eye to eye on it. Sadly, I still love the character. I’d still love to do it, but I I had to defend myself. I didn’t ask for any more money, mind you. Just pay me what I made made the first season. So it’s all disheartening that that didn’t happen, but that’s fine. I’m happy to let that go, because my body’s probably thanking me, time and time again, that I’m not doing it right now. But we’ll see.”

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So Renner leaves the door open if Disney are willing to match his fee for Season 1. However, rumor wise, it seems like that might nit happen.

We have a rumor from MTTSH that despite this news Hawkeye Season 2 will move ahead without Renner. 

“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.”

Hmm, I have no doubt Steinfeld can lead the series if that’s the direction. But, then it’s not Hawkeye Season 2 is it? It’s Kate Bishop Season 1, unless she takes on the Hawkeye name, which she hasn’t done so far. Not sure I buy this one myself, and I could see Disney working out a deal, but I know little about the business side of Hollywood, so maybe I’m just dreaming because it ain’t my money?

Oh well, what do you think as Jeremy Renner explains why he won’t be returning for Hawkeye Season 2? What about the rumor it will go ahead without him? Thoughts below. 

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