Avengers Star Jeremy Renner Teases Hawkeye’s Fate: Has He Retired for Good?
With Avengers: Doomsday looming, Jeremy Renner hints Hawkeye’s third retirement may not stick, teasing that Clint Barton could trade the quiet life for one more shot at action.
Avengers: Doomsday is inching closer, and the big question is who is actually suiting up this time. Jeremy Renner just gave a pretty telling answer about Hawkeye, and yeah — if you were betting on Clint Barton relaxing somewhere with a grill and a flannel, maybe hold off on that.
Renner on Hawkeye: Retirement is a revolving door
Asked by ComicBook if Clint is finally, truly out, Renner basically said the guy can try to retire, but the universe has other plans. He called Barton a family-first type who always gets dragged back when it matters.
'Until he's killed, he's always gonna be working.'
Bleak? A little. Accurate for this character? Extremely.
Clint Barton keeps trying to be done — the MCU keeps saying no
If you need a refresher on how often Clint has tried to hang up the bow, here’s the highlight reel:
- After Avengers: Age of Ultron, he stepped away to be with his family.
- Post-Captain America: Civil War, he ended up under house arrest, which is retirement-adjacent at best.
- Disney+ series Hawkeye starts with Clint trying to lay low, then his Ronin past blows up his quiet life and drags him back into trouble.
So Renner saying Clint never stays retired? That tracks.
What that means for Avengers: Doomsday
There’s another wrinkle here: Avengers: Endgame co-director Joe Russo once said, 'When you're a hero, your job is to die... To sacrifice yourself for the greater good.' If you read Renner’s comment through that lens, a Hawkeye return in Doomsday feels likely — and maybe a little ominous for his odds of walking away clean.
Officially, Marvel hasn’t confirmed Renner for Avengers: Doomsday yet. As of now, from the original crew, only Chris Hemsworth's Thor is locked in. Everyone else is a question mark, which keeps the speculation machine humming about Barton, Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), and even Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) as we roll toward that planned 2026 release.
Worth noting: Renner’s latest comments came via ComicBook, and this line of chatter was first flagged by Devanshi Basu at SuperHeroHype.