Confirmed: Jeremy Renner Is Hawkeye In Avengers

Mike Sampson, Joblo
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 6:58am

It's been rumored since last November and now we finally have confirmation: Jeremy Renner will star as Hawkeye in Marvel Studios' THE AVENGERS. Word that Renner was in the running to play the marksman began to leak while the actor was making the rounds promoting THE HURT LOCKER for the various pre-Oscar awards (he'd later get nominated as Best Actor for his performance).

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