Jeremy Renner in final negotiations to play Hawkeye in 'The Avengers'

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Last week we had a storm of movie trailers being released, now we have a storm of Marvel news being released. From concept art for Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor to Josh Holloway joining an unknown Marvel film, we have word that Jermey Rener is in final negotiations to join The Avengers as the bow and arrow hero Hawkeye.

News of this first came about in November, when Renner stated that he talked to Marvel about the part. However before this he said he would back off the part since the film was too far off.

With Joss Whedon in final neogotations to direct the film (he isn’t officially signed on to direct) and the film entering pre-production, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Renner has come back to Marvel to play as Hawkeye.

It is reported that Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, and Chris Evans would take a giant pay cut. Edward Norton is not officially signed on to return to reprise his role as the Hulk. He has stated that he would like to return as the villain of the film.

Here is a small profile of the character via the Marvel Universe Website:

Clint Barton was orphaned at an early age when his parents died in a car accident and was sent to a children’s home with his brother Bernard. He and his brother ran away to join the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, and the pair worked as roustabouts…Hawkeye was trained by the original Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) and Trickshot. Clint’s life, however, would forever be changed after he stumbled onto the Swordsman counting the money he had just robbed from the carnival. The Swordsman offered Clint to become his partner in crime, but Clint rejected his mentor, sparking a fight that ended when the Swordsman left him for dead after he fell from the high wire.

Clint wandered the country, working in various carnivals or otherwise making money out of the costume and persona of “Hawkeye”. One day, when witnessing Iron Man save the lives of some people at the carnival, he decided to become a costumed crime-fighter himself….He soon met the Black Widow, who was working at the time as a costumed villain for her country, and she easily seduced the hot-headed adventurer, making him think it was in his interest to defeat Iron Man…Instead, he hoped to join Iron Man’s team of Avengers. As a way of proving himself, he broke into the Avengers Mansion and convinced their butler, Jarvis, to play the role of a victim so he could display his powers. Iron Man vouched for Hawkeye, and he joined the new line-up that included Captain America , the Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver.

What are your thoughts on Renner possibly joining the cast of The Avengers? What would the suit look like? As always leave your comments and questions in the comment section below.

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