Jeremy Renner Turned Down ‘Hawkeye' Season 2 Because He Was Offered ‘Half' His Season 1 Salary: ‘Did You Think I'm Only Half the Jeremy Because I Got Ran Over?'
Jeremy Renner is speaking out about why there's no second season of 'Hawkeye' yet.
In a new interview with High Performance, Renner, who plays Clint Barton, says he was offered 'half' of his salary from the first season of the Disney+ series. '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,'' he said.
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Renner went on to suggest that the proposed lower salary was a result of his near-fatal 2023 snowmobile accident. '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.''
Renner was hospitalized for blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries on Jan. 1, 2023, after his Sno-Cat, a large snow plow that weighs at least 14,330 pounds, ran him over. The actor was trying to help his nephew out of the snow near his home in Lake Tahoe when the Sno-Cat crushed him. His injuries included eight ribs broken in 14 places, a broken right knee and ankle, a broken left leg tibia and ankle, a broken right clavicle and shoulder and more.
'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,' Renner continued, adding that he's not ruling out a return to 'Hawkeye' in the future. '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.'
The first season of 'Hawkeye,' which also starred Hailee Steinfeld and Florence Pugh, debuted on Disney+ in late 2021.
Marvel did not immediately respond to Variety's request for comment.
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