There seems to be a lot of Thor news that supports the idea that the better part of the movie will take place in Marvel’s version of the Mythical Asgard. The first of which is the casting which appears to be almost entirely Asgardians, Gods and mythical beings. Secondly, there appears to be no casting for the role of Donald Blake, the human form that hosts Thor in the mortal realm.
But we are getting news that Hawkeye, a future Avenger teammate and mortal on terra firma, may be getting cast by Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner!
Jeremy Renner (last seen in The Hurt Locker) says he has been talking with Marvel about playing the character of Hawkeye in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. He simply says: “Hawkeye could be interesting. They’re going to send me some stuff on it, see what it is. But I think they’re pretty awesome, trying to make superhero movies almost plausible and not just some fantasy thing.”
Now I imagine that this might be a small role, and we likely wont see Hawkeye in his purple digs flinging trick arrows around. But keep a sharp eye out for a Clinton Francis Barton, who may cross paths with Thor at some point in the movie.
Jeremy Renner is a solid choice. There is a lot of Best Actor buzz surrounding him right now and getting this relative newcomer to be a solid lead for Hawkeye. Yeah Renner has been around, but mostly in minor supporting roles. It wasn’t until Hurt Locker that he really captured the public eye.
There was a rumour that Hawkeye and Black Widow would cameo in Ironman 2 and then Black Widow got bumped up to co-star while Hawkeye disappeared from rumour entirely. But it seems they are going to continue name dropping until Avengers takes full form.
This also gives us a hint at the potential Avengers lineup. So far we have Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow. All currently planned for tie in films and appearances. I am sure we will see Antman, Wasp, Scarlet Witch and Vision eventually too.
