Jeremy Renner Hawkeye story reveals rejected pay cut offer and actor’s post-accident resilience.
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What’s the beef with his paycheck?
Jeremy Renner, the 54-year-old Mayor of Kingstown star, just spilled the beans on a TikTok clip from his High Performance app chat, revealing Marvel offered him half his original salary for a Hawkeye sequel.
It hit him like a punch—twice the work for half the cash, and he’d be tied up for eight grueling months.
That kind of deal stung, especially after the first season’s hit with fans and critics praising his Clint Barton alongside Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop.
Why the lowball offer?
He joked it might be because of his brutal snowmobile smash-up back in early 2023, where a 14,000-pound beast nearly ended him, leaving over 35 broken bones and a body rebuilt with titanium.
“I’m like, ‘Did you think I’m only half the Jeremy because I got ran over?'” he quipped, turning pain into punchlines that cut deep.
It wasn’t just money; it felt like an insult, pushing him to tell the “Disney penny pinchers” to take a hike.
How’s he bouncing back from the brink?
That near-fatal crash changed everything, forcing a long road of rehab that he detailed in his memoir, My Next Breath, released just days ago—it’s raw, emotional, and a testament to human grit.
Writing it all down helped him process the chaos, reminding him daily how fragile yet fierce the body can be, even as he lets go of Hawkeye gigs that might wreck him further. He’s grateful, in a twisted way, for skipping that sequel strain.
What’s on the horizon for this survivor?
Jeremy’s not slowing down; he’s lined up for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and diving into season four of his Paramount+ hit, Mayor of Kingstown, proving he’s got plenty of fight left.
It’s disheartening that Hawkeye didn’t pan out, but he’s cool with it, focusing on what rebuilds rather than breaks him, turning setbacks into stories that inspire.
Life’s too short for half-measures, right?