Jeremy Renner Says If He's Back as Hawkeye for 'Avengers: Doomsday'

Jeremy Renner will not be in Avengers: Doomsday, the upcoming Marvel Studios event film. The actor, who plays Clint Barton, Hawkeye, confirmed his absence in a recent interview reported by Variety. "No, no, no, no. Not in this movie," he stated when asked about a possible return. This is because, as the directors have stated, the film's cast has not been fully revealed, fueling rumors that some names are being kept secret.

In a joking tone, Renner added that the Avengers will probably lose without his character. "They didn't call me, so it's their fault. They're going to lose," he declared.

Despite being absent from the new film, Renner expressed enthusiasm for the re-release of Avengers: Endgame in theaters, ahead of the premiere of Doomsday. The actor has already played Hawkeye in The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Endgame, in addition to making appearances in Thor and Captain America: Civil War.

Previously, in 2025, Renner had stated that he was open to returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), both in a possible second season of Hawkeye and in other projects. At the time, he said he liked the character and his co-stars.

Everything you need to know about Avengers: Doomsday

The villain of the fifth Avengers movie will be Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr., the actor who portrayed the legendary Iron Man in the MCU's Infinity Saga and now takes on the role of the antagonist. Avengers: Doomsday will be directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo (Endgame), with a script by Michael Waldron (Loki) and Stephen McFreely (Endgame).

Marvel has already confirmed the main cast members for the new film, in one of the biggest MCU star reunions ever assembled. Returning from previous Avengers films are: Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Winston Duke as M'Baku, and Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther.

Among characters introduced after Avengers: Endgame — in phases 4 and 5 of the MCU — we have Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, the entire new Fantastic Four (Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing), almost the entire cast of Thunderbolts* (Florence Pugh as Yelena, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hanah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Lewis Pullman as Bob, the Sentry), and Tenoch Huerta as Namor.

The film also features the return of the classic X-Men from the old Fox movies, including Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, and, introduced in Deadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum as Gambit.

Avengers: Doomsday opens on December 18, 2026.