Jeremy Renner Says Disney Provided Him Half His Hawkeye Wage for Season 2

If any latest Disney+ Marvel show appeared poised to get a second season, it was Hawkeye. It starred one of many authentic Avengers, performed by Jeremy Renner; set up a new, younger version of the hero in Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop; and informed a narrative featuring characters that have since come again elsewhere like Kingpin, Yelena, Echo, and others.

Effectively, in keeping with Renner he was requested to do a second season, however was solely provided half of what he made for the primary season, so he turned it down. “They requested me to do a season two, and so they provided me half the cash,” Renner mentioned on the High Performance podcast. “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, basically, to do it for half the quantity.’”

“I’m like, ‘I’m sorry? Why? Did you assume I’m solely half the Jeremy as a result of I bought ran over? Perhaps that’s why you wish to pay me half of what I made on the primary season,’” he continued, referring to his 2023 accident the place he was run over by a Sno-Cat, struggling close to life-ending accidents.

Renner shortly added that it wasn’t Marvel who did this, however accountants at Disney. “This isn’t Marvel, thoughts you,” Renner mentioned. “That is like, simply Disney, not even actually Disney. It’s simply the penny pinchers, the accountants. I informed them to go fly a kite. I imply, simply on the insult provide. So we didn’t see eye to eye on it.”

This, if we’re being trustworthy, doesn’t add up. Disney is Marvel and accountants who work for Disney are representing Marvel. However the implication, it appears, is Renner doesn’t wish to blame Marvel’s inventive individuals, simply the individuals who signal their checks.

io9 reached out to Disney for remark and an insider there disputed Renner’s claims, however did not get into specifics. So that is actually simply his facet of the story.

Renner’s hesitance to position the blame particularly on anybody might be additionally as a result of he says he wish to play Hawkeye sooner or later. “Sadly, I nonetheless love the character. I’d nonetheless like to do it, however I needed to defend myself,” he mentioned. “I didn’t ask for any extra money, thoughts you. Simply pay me what I made the primary season. So it’s a little bit disheartening that that didn’t occur, however that’s high-quality. I’m blissful to let that go, as a result of my physique’s in all probability thanking me, time and time once more, that I’m not doing it proper now. However we’ll see.”

Right here’s the clip:

So there you’ve it. Because it stands now, it actually looks as if Hawkeye season two shouldn’t be at the moment within the works. Which is a disgrace. We might’ve beloved to see Renner proceed to mentor Kate Bishop as she rises the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However possibly issues will come collectively sooner or later.

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