Jeremy Renner Breaks Silence On MCU Future 5 Months After Terrifying Accident

After months of working to recover from his terrifying accident, Jeremy Renner has an optimistic update about his Marvel Cinematic Universe future. Renner, well-known for playing Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the MCU, was rushed to the hospital on New Year’s Day when his snowplow ran over him whilst he was trying to save his nephew from the very same machine. After two weeks of resting and surgery in the intensive care unit, Renner returned to his Nevada home and has been recovering since.

During a recent panel at the Phoenix Fan Fusion event, Jeremy Renner was asked about his return to acting and potential MCU future. As shared by Twitter user Parks and Cons (via The Direct), the Hawkeye actor assured that he would be seen back on screen, as long as he’s received his daughter’s permission, and is open to reprising his Marvel role if they want him back. Check out the post from the event below:

Renner’s Promising Road To Recovery

Far more optimistic than many of his acclaimed roles, Renner has kept fans of his hopeful in the five months since news broke of his harrowing accident, sharing a variety of pictures and videos while in the hospital and keeping his followers updated as best he could on his evolving status. Shortly after returning home, Renner and fellow MCU star Chris Evans were even exchaning jokes about the situation on social media, indicating the Hawkeye star was taking the accident in stride.

More recently, Renner has shared a variety of photos and videos of his physical therapy to recover from the accident, including finally being able to walk without the assistance of a cane near the start of May. In addition to fans, many of Renner’s collaborators have shared a variety of positive updates on his recovery progress, including Black Widow actor Scarlett Johansson, who recalled being “so f—-ng happy to see him” and poking fun with the other Avengers actors that Renner had beaten them all to engaging in “real superhero stuff.”

While the studio have shown sensitivity with such setbacks as the death of Thunderbolt Ross actor William Hurt by recasting with Harrison Ford, it will be interesting to see if Marvel seeks to capitalize on Jeremy Renner‘s recovery for bringing him back in the MCU’s future. Hawkeye’s future has largely been unknown following the conclusion of his Disney+ show, in which he more or less passed the mantle to Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop. Though with two Avengers movies on the horizon and a number of other shows and titles in the works, there is ample opportunity for Renner to return.

Sources: @ParksAndCons/Twitter (via The Direct)