Jeremy Renner says Robert Downey Jr. didn’t tell him about Dr Doom casting
nme.comJeremy Renner has revealed that he was unaware about his Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr.’s surprise return as Dr Doom for future Marvel films.In an interview with Us Weekly, Jeremy Renner admitted he was blindsided – and that the announcement stung him a bit. “I had no idea,” he said. “This son of a bitch didn’t say anything to me, and we’re good friends.”He added that, upon the reveal at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con, Renner went straight to the group chat that he shares with his Avengers co-stars and “started blowing up [Downey’s] phone”.“I’m like, ‘What’s going on?
Are you hiding this from us?’ I don’t know,” he said. “That’s exciting news, man. I’m really, really excited about it.”Us Weekly then asked Renner if fans can expect his return to the franchise as Hawkeye, but the actor was a lot more hesitant to confirm that.“It seems the Avenger movies have always been really fan favorites and there’s so many wonderful characters in them.
I think it’s going to be challenging to get everybody together,” he said. “I think they’re going to probably have to piece it together like week-by-week, just for people’s schedules.”Downey Jr.
had previously been part of the franchise as Iron Man, starting in 2008 with the titular film. He starred in 10 other movies before exiting with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.The Oscar-winning actor will now play Dr Doom in the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday, which will be directed by the returning Russo brothers.
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