While everyone was worried about Renner online, Variety reveals that his Avengers co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans actually made a low-key visit to Renner in the hospital after his accident. Johansson says:

“I was honestly so fucking happy to see him. I didn’t know if I was ever going to see him again… To not only see him again but to see him thriving and in such an amazing space, mentally. He’s a very spiritual person in general and a very soulful person. And you can see that in his work. It comes through. He has such a depth to him. And I just was so happy to see that he is full of life and light, and he’s also hilarious. We laughed a lot.”

Evans also shared, “No tears at all. A lot of laughs and smiles and hugs… Leave it to Jeremy to take something this potentially tragic and turn it into something so inspiring.”

Back in the New Year, Renner got into an accident saving his nephew who was stuck in a snowdrift, and it resulted to him being crushed by a 7-ton snowplow, breaking more than 30 bones in his body.

We don’t know the long-term effects of Renner’s injuries, but it surely is lucky that his Hawkeye character is already pretty much retired in the MCU. That doesn’t mean fans aren’t expecting him to make an appearance in a Marvel project down the line though.

For now, you can catch Renner in Hawkeye now streaming on Disney+.

Here’s Renner’s post on Twitter:

I want to thank EVERYONE for their messages and thoughtfulness. Much love and appreciation to you all. These 30 plus broken bones will mend , grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens pic.twitter.com/kzj2CLYdXA

— Jeremy Renner (@JeremyRenner) January 21, 2023

Back when Renner’s accident was first reported, a lot of rumors were flying around from him losing both legs to the accident starting some kind of criminal investigation. Based on the photo, I guess it’s safe to say that Renner will be walking away from the incident in one piece; but we probably shouldn’t expect him to be jumping around as Hawkeye anytime soon.

Speaking of Hawkeye, the actor had already passed the torch on to Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop in his own show, with the tease that she would be taking the mantle. But since big events always need to happen in the movies, I think we’ll be seeing Clint Barton in the MCU maybe one or two more times. There’s probably no way they’re going to have Secret Wars and not have him appear (what with all the Robert Downey Jr. rumors flying around).

We don’t know when Renner’s next MCU appearance will be, but hopefully we’ll get to see Clint sooner rather than later.

Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a Super Hero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.

Catch the complete Hawkeye now streaming on Disney+.

In a new report from Variety, it’s been said that the next two films will be sending off the character of Ethan Hunt. They specifically write, “the plan is for the seventh and eighth films to serve as a sendoff for Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character,” and they also say that the films will be the “culmination of the entire series.”

While the Mission: Impossible movies are definitely not Marvel films, they have managed to keep going for the past few years with solid entries every time. They don’t have any superheroes, but with every MI entry, you can bet there’s a crazy dangerous stunt/setpiece, and Cruise is going to be doing a lot of it himself.

With Tom Cruise turning 60 this year, there’s no way that he could keep playing the demanding role of Ethan Hunt forever. Maybe this way, he at least gets to send the character off with a bang. Should we expect someone else to take on the Mission: Impossible mantle with Cruise gone? It was said that they were trying to do that when Jeremy Renner came onboard during Ghost Protocol, but he definitely doesn’t have the same star status that Cruise had when he started working on these films. Sorry, Hawkeye.

Mission: Impossible 7 comes out July 14, 2023 and Mission: Impossible 8 hits theaters June 28, 2024.

In the interrogation scene with the Tracksuit Mafia, one thug talks about the band Imagine Dragons. It’s such a coincidence that it’s that band that gets mentioned, because ID provides the intro music, Enemy for Netflix’s Arcane, where Steinfeld voices the part of main character Vi.

"you don't have to go see imagine dragons." #hawkeye pic.twitter.com/lHTPxZDBHS

— best of hailee steinfeld (@archiveshailees) December 1, 2021

Just in case you haven’t checked out Arcane (which you totally should), here’s the intro:

Though Bumblebee wasn’t the most beloved Transformers entry, Steinfeld still continues to land some good shows, and she’s been delivering some great performances. People are raving about how fun Kate Bishop is to watch now, but Vi is also one of the fan-favorites to come out of Arcane; and the internet is just being flooded with fanart.

Now we just need an Emily Dickinson reference for the Steinfeld circle to be complete.

Though Hawkeye is the most low-profile character to get a Disney+ series, the series has been the most solid so far. Not only are the action sequences great, but the character work between Clint and Kate is fantastic. I can’t wait to see how everything comes together toward the end. I might even want a second season if the quality is kept up.

Catch Steinfeld on Hawkeye now on Disney+. She’s also in Dickinson on Apple TV and Arcane on Netflix.

As per insider Daniel RPK (via @BingeWatchThis_), Wilson Fisk a.k.a. the Kingpin will be CG enhanced to give him a more comic accurate look. Here’s the post:

The version of #Kingpin that we see in #Hawkeye will reportedly be the huge one, with a fat suit and CGI used to bring him to life. (Via: @RPK_NEWS1) pic.twitter.com/LgM1TMgrXj

— Binge Watch This (@BingeWatchThis_) November 24, 2021

While I’m certainly not expecting him to look exactly like Kingpin from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, I’m thinking they’re going to make D’Onofrio look more morbidly obese for the series—without requiring him to gain an unhealthy amount of weight. Though he was already pretty hefty for the Netflix show, the comic Kingpin is really more comically massive; I’m thinking something close to Stellan Skarsgård’s Baron Harkonnen in Dune.

So far, Hawkeye has been off to a good start. Without the promise of “introducing a Multiverse” or “Introducing mutants”, expectations are pretty low, and that’s kind of the entire approach, with the Christmas/buddy-cop feel of the series. Not to mention, the tandem of Clint Barton and Kate Bishop is fun to watch, and Hailee Steinfeld is definitely a likeable future Avenger. I can easily see her being a team leader, even competing with Holland’s Spider-Man who isn’t as dominant of a character.

We have no official confirmation of Kingpin yet, but you can watch Hawkeye now streaming on Disney+.

Watch the Hawkeye trailer here: 

Here’s the official description:

Disney+ and Marvel Studios invite you on an unexpected holiday getaway, unwrapping a brand-new teaser trailer and poster today for “Hawkeye,” a new series set in post-blip New York City. Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a Super Hero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.

First off, the trailer pretty much confirms the holiday setting—which should be perfect when the series comes out later in the year. Another thing confirmed is the relationship between Barton and Bishop; while some thought that she would be some kind of secret protégé, the series reveals that Barton becomes some kind of reluctant mentor to a Hawkeye fan.

With WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki on the more serious side of things, I’m actually kind of refreshed to see Hawkeye embrace the action-comedy genre. While I’m sure there will be some room for some heavy moments, this trailer kind of promises that Marvel will be trying to diversify their entries moving forward.

Hawkeye premieres on Disney+ on Nov. 24.