Jeremy Renner in Final negotiations to play Hawkeye
As reported back in November, 'The Hurt Locker' star Jeremy Renner is in talks to play master archer Hawkeye in Marvel’s big-screen version of The Avengers.
Renner will play the bow-and-arrow-carrying hero Hawkeye, who wasn't a member of the team when it was created in the 1960s but became an integral member soon after, when the misguided villain switched sides.
Renner will join Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as War Machine. The Hulk also might be a character in the movie, but at this stage, there is no deal that would bring back Ed Norton, who starred as the emerald giant in 2008's The Incredible Hulk.
'The Avengers' will be directed by Joss Whedon, a man adept at managing large ensembles, so we are confident that 'The Avengers' won’t be a cluttered mess.