Jeremy Renner as Marvel hero Hawkeye.Photo: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Jeremy Renneris itching to pick up his Hawkeye bow again!
While speaking withEntertainment Tonight, the actor — who was injured in anear-fatal snowplow accidenton Jan. 1, 2023 — gave an update on whether fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can expect him to return as bow-wielding superhero Hawkeye.
“I’m always game,” Renner, 53, said of reprising hisAvengersrole. “I’m gonna be strong enough, that’s for sure. I’ll be ready.”
TheHawkeyestar also said that his MCU costars have been a source of support as he undergoes the “harrowing” recovery from the accident, which left him withmore than 30 broken bones.
“All those guys come to my bedside,” the actor toldET. “They’ve been with me all along through this recovery, so… if they want me, they could have me. It would be something.”
Jeremy Renner in the hospital following his Jan. 1, 2023 snowplow accident.Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Elsewhere in the interview, Renner gave a health update, revealing that he is doing “probably 90 percent of all the things I needed to be doing.”
“I’ll do whatever I can… whatever it takes to get better, to get stronger,” he continued. “It’s a one-way street, this recovery. The rest of my life is about health and wellness. Recovery will be part of the rest of my life, so I look forward to it, man. There’s always something to do to get better, be stronger, be happier, be healthier, and that’s what I look forward to."
“It’s hard for me to look back, to be honest with you,” he said. “It’s hard for me to look forward. I focus on now and this next step in front of me, ‘cause there’s always another obstacle for me right now.”
“I can’t believe I’m sitting here right now,” he said. “I’m very grateful. I’m very happy that I’m moving forward in life, and I’m happy to share this life with the amazing people who I love.”
The cast of Marvel film ‘The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.'.David M. Benett/WireImage
David M. Benett/WireImage
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“One of the first people at my hospital bed was Anthony Mackie. This accident. He was in Vegas,” Renner recalled on SiriusXM’sThis Life of Mine with James Corden.
“He shot over, and he’s the first person I saw when I woke up,” Renner added of Mackie, 45.
Discussing his relationship with the actor, theMayor of Kingstownstar said that while they “don’t talk all the time,” they will always share a special bond.
“We’re not, like, hanging out all the time, because the problem with having, you know, actor friends, everyone’s so busy and now we’re all parents and we never see each other,” he added of Mackie. “We rarely talk to each other, but the connectedness that we have is an always thing.”
source: people.com
