Will Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye return in 2026? Despite the large cast, it has been confirmed Avengers: Doomsdayit's unclear whether several high-profile names will actually return in the next MCU crossover. In the original Avengers, only Chris Hemsworth's Thor is officially on the roster, but rumors suggest his teammates will likely join him. Chris Evans is probably the most pressing question mark right now, and Mark Ruffalo is widely expected to be confirmed, but Jeremy Renner is arguably the most interesting candidate.
Now it looks like we may have gotten a big hint as to whether Hawkeye will return. end. Renner spoke with ComicBook's Chris Killian during a press tour for the upcoming Comic Book Season 4 mayor of kingstonis set to return to screens on October 26, and expressed his thoughts on the state of Hawkeye in the MCU. Specifically, he discusses whether Patton has retired and whether there is anything that could bring him back to being an active hero if he:
“I think he was starting to retire…but he always came out of retirement, you know. I think he was a family man; you always knew where his loyalties were, and he always came out of retirement, man. Before he was killed, he was always working.”
Hawkeye's future reveals the harsh reality of Marvel hero
Of course, Hawkeye was technically retired when his solo run on Disney+ began, but when his Ronin experiences caught up with him, Hawkeye was back in action. He had also retired before that and entered the Avengers: Age of Ultronand was forced to stand by and watch Avengers: Infinity War later placed under house arrest Captain America: Civil War. As Renner said, his mark as a hero is that he always comes back.
If the curse of Hugh Jackman having to play Wolverine until he's 90 seems bad, at least there's a chance he'll retire peacefully; for Hawkeye, it's death or nothing. This is not without precedent. period we love you 3000 times Afterwards tour endgameDuring the release of Iron Man, Joe Russo used Iron Man's tragic fate as a harbinger of the deaths of other potential heroes, and for good reason:
“I think, in some way, Tony Stark was always destined to die. And… there's something interesting about our culture. A lot of people are uncomfortable with that when I say that. But when you're a hero, your job is to die. That's your job as a hero, is to sacrifice yourself for the greater good. That's what we're trying to teach people in the movie, you're either doing it for yourself or you're doing it for the community. And Tony is doing it for the community.”
Combine those two quotes, and when Hawkeye inevitably answers the call, things don't look all that positive. Avengers: Doomsday.
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