My body’s getting ready for something like that,” the Oscar nominee said of the physical demands that come with portraying Clint Barton/Hawkeye.

Jeremy Renner is ready to return to the MCU. During a recent interview with Empire, Renner said he’s ready to reprise his role of the bow-wielding Avenger, Hawkeye. He added that he’s open to whatever Marvel has planned,

Jeremy Renner is ready to step back into Hawkeye’s suit. In a new interview with Empire, the actor said that he is “sure” he will return as the Marvel superhero, either in a second season of Disney+ series Hawkeye or in a future MCU movie.

Earlier this month, CinemaBlend's Jeff McCobb sat down with the filmmaker during the Los Angeles press day for Fantastic Four: First Steps (as captured in the video at the top of this article), and one of the subjects discussed was new 2025 blockbuster 's complicated fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As promised last year by Disney CEO Bob Iger, Marvel Studios has scaled back to only 2-3 feature film releases each year, and with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" in theaters, that's it for the 2025 lineup.

First Steps ' ending, the titular team tries leading Galactus to the last working portal in order to send him flying all across the universe. While Galactus initially fights back, Johnny, Sue, and the Silver Surfer manage to push Galactus in.