Jeremy Renner had to think twice before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in “Thor.” He was already no stranger to the action genre, but said that signing on for a role in the “Avengers” films was daunting.
“My whole decade’s booked,” he said on an episode of the “SmartLess” podcast released Monday. “I’m going to be 50 years old in f–king tights,” he added, explaining his thought process going in.
Renner was a franchise darling in the 2010s, joining the “Mission: Impossible” series opposite Tom Cruise, playing Hawkeye in “The Avengers” and starring in other IP hits like “The Bourne Legacy.”