Jeremy Renner’s most iconic role is Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has been in major projects in the franchise including Thor, The Avengers franchise, The Disney+ series, Hawkeye, and Captain America: Civil War.
While doing press for the first Avengers movie, The Avengers, the actor talked quite a bit about his experience on set, detailing inside jokes between the cast and feeling like the odd-one-out amongst superpowered heroes.
Jeremy Renner Questioned What He Was Doing On The Set Of The Avengers
During an interview, Jeremy Renner talked about what it was like for him on the set of The Avengers. The actor mentioned feeling weird being there, questioning why he was fighting alongside the Hulk with a bow and arrow. He added that this feeling subsided after discovering more about Hawkeye and his capabilities.
“Well, yeah, initially I thought that it was going to be weird, but then I found out a lot more about… for me, for Hawkeye, I’m like, ‘What’s a bow and arrow going to do against the Hulk?’ Actually, I have specialized things that I can’t tell you anything really about, but I can put him down so it’s pretty cool,” Renner once told Collider. “Yeah, all we are is humans with high skill sets, and I think what makes all characters interesting is that they all have weaknesses. That’s what makes them human in that regard. What’s Tony Stark without his suit?”
He went on to elaborate, teasing that his character had contingencies in place to take down the Hulk. He also added that what Clint can’t achieve with superpowers, he makes up for with intelligence, skill, and technology. He then went on to add that his character’s weakness is what makes him human and realistic, using Tony Stark as an example, asking who is Iron Man without his suit.
Jeremy Renner Felt Like It Was Halloween On The Set Of The Avengers
Jeremy Renner went on in this interview talking about what he found to be the most memorable and creepy aspect of the set of The Avengers. The actor mentioned that he found it quite funny and surreal that everyone was in their superhero costumes, wearing capes and spandex.
“That’s the most memorable and creepy. Getting to play with Thor’s hammer while he stroked my bow – here we go, that’s going to get me in trouble,” Renner quipped. “No, just getting all of the actors in one room, all in costume. It was like Halloween – they’re human, now they’re dressed up like silly people and it’s great to laugh at each other and that will always stick in my mind.”
He added that he found it quite silly that adults were dressed like that, almost like Halloween. He also mentioned that the cast would often look at each other and burst out laughing at how ridiculous they looked. He finished by saying that this was one of the most memorable moments for him while filming the movie.
Source: CheatSheet
