Jeremy Renner says the superheroes in 'Avengers: Doomsday' will 'likely lose' without Hawkeye: 'They never reached out to me, so it's their fault'

The full list of MCU characters appearing in 'Avengers: Doomsday' may still be a secret, but Jeremy Renner has made clear he has not returned as Hawkeye, and says the Avengers will likely lose as a result. Asked whether he […]

The full list of MCU characters appearing in "Avengers: Judgment Day" may still be a mystery, but Jeremy Renner has made it clear that he's not returning as Hawkeye — and says the Avengers will probably lose as a result.

"No, no, no, no," Renner said in a recent interview when asked if he would return for "Doomsday." Not in that one." "I'm not in 'Doomsday' so the Avengers are probably going to lose, just so you know…they didn't call me, so it's their fault. They're going to lose." RELATED STORIES 'Wildwood' director Travis Knight reflects on animation's 16-year journey at London premiere: 'When we started this, Barack Obama was the new president' Javier Bardem on adding homoeroticism to 007 and telling Sam Mendes it would 'blow his villa up' Bond

Although he won't be reprising his role as Hawkeye for Doomsday, the actor hinted that he's excited for the Avengers: Endgame reboot, which brings the 2019 film back to theaters ahead of Doomsday's Dec. 18 release. Renner previously played the superhero in The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Endgame, as well as cameos in other films such as Thor and Captain America: Civil War. Popular in Variety

In 2025, Renner said he's ready to return to the MCU, whether it's for "Hawkeye" season 2 or something else. "I'm always happy to be in that world, man. I love all those guys, I love the character," Renner told Empire. "I'm sure we'll do [Hawkeye''] at the end of Season 2, and we'll do other things. And I'm glad I do. My body is preparing for this. "I don't know if anyone wants to see me in pantyhose, but my body looks good in pantyhose."

At the time, he also mentioned that he had recovered "over 150%" from his snowmobile accident in 2023, meaning he was ready to perform stunts for Marvel movies. Renner was hospitalized after being run over by her cat Snow, a large snowplow weighing at least 14,330 pounds, which left her with eight broken ribs in 14 places, a broken right knee and ankle, a broken left leg, a broken left ankle, a broken right collarbone, a broken right shoulder and more.