Jeremy Renner says Hawkeye not in Avengers: Doomsday, and he put the absence in blunt terms: Marvel did not call him. In a resurfaced clip from a few weeks ago, he also joked that The Avengers will probably lose without him.
Jeremy Renner and Hawkeye
“No, no, no, no. Not in that one,” Renner said when asked about a possible appearance. He followed that with, “Doomsday I’m not in, so The Avengers will probably lose, just so you know… they didn’t call me, so it’s their fault they’re going to lose.”
That is the cleanest reading of the status for Hawkeye in Avengers: Doomsday: he is out, at least based on Renner’s own words. The comment lands as the film moves toward its December 18 premiere, which keeps any cast absence from a top-line Marvel ensemble film in view.
Avengers lineup pressure
Last week, Samuel L. Jackson made a similar absence reveal, and Chris Evans already had his return spoiled by Marvel at the start of the year. The pattern suggests Marvel’s casting campaign is being managed in pieces, with some returns shown early and others withheld until closer to release.
Renner’s joke also fits the franchise record around Clint Barton. The Avengers won their conflicts in The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron when Barton was part of the team, then lost in Avengers: Infinity War with no Hawkeye to be found, before winning again in Avengers: Endgame after Renner returned.
That history is why the absence reads as more than a throwaway line. Avengers: Doomsday is being positioned as the bridge to Avengers: Secret Wars, and the film is already carrying talk around Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom and the possibility that he may win in Avengers: Doomsday. Against that backdrop, Renner’s missing call looks less like a casual oversight and more like another sign that the lineup is already crowded.
Fans are also wondering about Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Tobey Maguire, though their presence is far from set. For now, the practical answer is simple: Hawkeye is not in Avengers: Doomsday, Renner says Marvel never reached out, and the film opens on December 18 with a larger cast puzzle still in motion.
