Jeremy Renner Addresses Jonathan Majors Firing, Explains Why Marvel Didn't Ax Him

Jeremy Renner Addresses Jonathan Majors Firing, Explains Why Marvel Didn't Ax Him

Jeremy Renner, best known as Hawkeye in the MCU, got candid about the assault accusations made against Jonathan Majors and his own similar legal woes, saying he didn't "know what the difference is between gossip and anything else," adding, "I don't know enough about Jonathan and his situation to know."

Jeremy Renner on Why Marvel Stuck With Him but Fired Jonathan Majors

Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Jeremy Renner, who plays Clint Barton / Hawkeye in the MCU, recently reflected on why he thinks Disney / Marvel Studios fired Jonathan Majors but retained him. Notably, Majors was cast as Kang the Conqueror / He Who Remains in the franchise and appeared in several Marvel projects before the company decided to part ways with him. Jeremy Renner says Marvel had big plans for Jonathan Majors’ Kang Renner m…

Marvel's Huge (But Scrapped) Kang Plans Confirmed By Hawkeye Actor Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner knows Marvel's Kang plans have been abandoned, though it's unclear what the future holds for the Hawkeye actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

HAWKEYE Star Jeremy Renner Talks About Cancel Culture and the Scrapped Jonathan Majors Marvel Storyline

The MCU was on a trajectory to have the next big bad adversary in Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors. He was introduced in the series Loki, and appeared in the sequel Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, but amid a very public domestic assault case, Majors was fired from Marvel studios, and plans changed. Soon after the pivot, Marvel announced the return of the Russo Brothers and announced that they would direct the Avengers movies Doom…