Jeremy Renner rejected an offer he considered offensive … but was it exactly what Marvel wanted?

Jeremy Renner he became one of the most human pillars of the UCM and his presence in Hawk eye He offered an attractive mixture of Christmas action and emotional farewell. However, far from having closed its history definitively, Marvel seemed interested in continuing the series … at least apparently.

A situation that can sit a previous one

But something was strange. Recently, Renner revealed him rejected to return to the second season of Hawk eye For a reason for weight: the study offered half of the salary he received for the first season. The reason? Even more disconcerting.

“They asked me to do the second season and they offered me half of the money. I told them: ‘Well, you’re asking me for twice the job in the middle of the salary and eight months of my life in half?'” The actor confessed.

Jeremy Renner rejected a “down” offer for Hawkeye 2

The actor was direct and strongNot only for the economic question, but for what he seemed to suggest Marvel’s gesture. After surviving a Very serious accident with a lown machine in 2023Renner was unable to do without seeing a certain lack of respect in the offer:

“Forgive? Why?

The bomb explodes soon. What seemed like a simple contractual disagreement could hide a more cynical maneuver from the study. Journalist Jeff Sneiderfrom The lookHe dropped a fairly calculating hypothesis:

“Marvel can only offer him half the salary because they knew they would refused him, so they shouldn’t have done a second season.”

And the hardest blow came from Matt Bellonifrom the platform DiscWho released what many have not dared to say aloud:

“That no one tells Renner that the series had a mediocre audience and that the costs would have decreased in general for a second season … that, if the managers did not offer him less on purpose and then blame him for cancellation and not for them.”

A cold game and size: If Renner refuses the return, Marvel can avoid the official announcement. The study is clean. The actor seems the problem. And the project disappears in silence.

What happens now with the Hawkeye series?

Today, Marvel has not confirmed a second seasonNor Renner spoke of the topic again. Everything indicates it Hawk eye He was frozen in a limbo of tense relationships and questionable editorial decisions.

And although Renner is one of the most loved characters for fans, especially for his role in Avengers: endgame And it is dynamic with Kate Bishop in the series -, The numbers did not accompany. The series was previewed in full saturation of Marvel products in Disney+ and, although it was well accepted by critics and by many spectators, it did not reach the same impact as Loki or Wandavision.

The first season He showed a Clint Barton tired, tired of the inheritance avenged and found freshness in the incorporation of Hailee Steinfeld like KateA natural heir of Hawkeye’s cloak. Together they offered a more contained story, with touches of Christmas thriller and personal conflicts. But all this It could not have been enough to justify a second roundAt least not with the same costs.

See you at Clint Barton?

After the 2023 accident, Jeremy Renner focused on his healinggradually reappeared on average and events. His health and his family went to the fore, and he himself said that his priority is not the job now.

If Marvel really wanted to continue the story of Hawk eyeHe would probably have made a more solid offer. If, on the contrary, they wanted to close that chapter without lifting suspicions, offering half the salary to Renner It looks more like a strategy than a financial brief.

For now, Hawk eye It is still a curious piece within the UCM. A series that did not end with an open cliffhanger, but not with a sensational closure. Maybe it was intentional. Perhaps he was always destined to be a unique season. And perhaps, only perhaps, Clint Barton already had his last arrow.