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One of the original Avengers stars has addressed his potential return in Marvel Studios‘ upcoming Doomsday and Secret Wars movies. The next installment of the blockbuster franchise will be in theaters on December 18, 2026, followed by the theatrical release of Avengers: Secret Wars on December 17, 2027.
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During a recent interview at The Breakfast Club Morning Show, after opening up about his recovery from his 2023 snowplow accident, Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner was asked about his potential involvement in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. Renner confirmed that he won’t be reprising Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the next Avengers movies, revealing that he’s actually “pretty busy” with other projects at the moment.
When host Charlamagne tha God joked about whether he was afraid that Marvel Studios could just introduce a new Hawkeye from another dimension because the franchise is now in its Multiverse phase, Renner laughed at his suggestion, revealing that the studio can go ahead with that plan if that’s what they want.
“Yeah. There you go,” Renner responded. “If they want to do that, they can go ahead. By all means, you can do that. I’m pretty busy myself.”
Avengers: Doomsday is being directed by Avengers: Endgame filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo from a screenplay written by Stephen McFeely. The latest installment will feature the return of Marvel vets Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth, with the Oppenheimer actor set to play a completely different role this time in the form of Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom. The ensemble cast will also include Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Lewis Pullman, Simu Liu, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Danny Ramirez.
The fifth installment will also feature the return of X-Men stars Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Channing Tatum as Gambit. Following the movie’s viral casting announcement video, Feige confirmed they haven’t revealed the entire cast yet, teasing more casting announcements in the future. Recent casting rumors suggested that Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers, and Spider-Man might also appear in Doomsday.
(Source: The Breakfast Club)
