Followers have been eager to see Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) and Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) again in motion for some time. And we might have had season 2 of the Disney+ collection. If solely they’d pay Renner.
Renner was on Excessive Efficiency when he spoke concerning the potential of a return to enjoying Hawkeye. Renner has been part of the franchise since Thor (2011). He was one of many OG members of the Avengers and Hawkeye was the primary time we actually noticed Clint on a mission all his personal. And his dynamic with Kate Bishop was one followers have been ready for.
What’s upsetting is that we might have had a second season of the hit collection however somebody up the ladder didn’t need to pay Renner for it. “They requested me to do Season 2, they usually provided me half the cash,” he stated on Excessive Efficiency. “I’m like, ‘Effectively, it’s going to take me twice the quantity of labor for half the amount of cash, and eight months of my time, primarily, to do it for half the quantity.’” The deal that was provided to Renner was not one he was keen to take.
The Mission: Unattainable actor shared that he was offended by it and even made a joke to his snow plow incident that occurred a couple of years in the past. “I’m like, ‘I’m sorry? Why? Did you suppose I’m solely half the Jeremy as a result of I acquired ran over? Possibly that’s why you need to pay me half of what I made on the primary season.’”
He went on to say that he didn’t ask for more cash however that he was provided half of what he was given for the primary season. So Renner simply needed to make the identical quantity for a similar quantity of labor. And albeit, that’s cheap! Renner did share that this wasn’t a Marvel choice however was seemingly those that take care of cash over on the firm.
“This isn’t Marvel, thoughts you. That is like, simply Disney, not even actually Disney. It’s simply the penny pinchers, the accountants. I instructed them to go fly a kite. I imply, simply on the insult supply. So we didn’t see eye to eye on it,” Renner stated. However don’t fear. It doesn’t look like Renner has totally written a return to the character off. “Sadly, I nonetheless love the character. I’d nonetheless like to do it, however I needed to defend myself. I didn’t ask for any more cash, thoughts you. Simply pay me what I made the primary season. So it’s all disheartening that that didn’t occur, however that’s nice. I’m comfortable to let that go, as a result of my physique’s most likely thanking me, time and time once more, that I’m not doing it proper now. However we’ll see.”
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