Jeremy Renner sure has been busy appearing in one successful action movie franchise to another. This year alone, he played Hawkeye in the highly anticipated Marvel movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron," then he will be seen next reprising his role as William Brandt alongside Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation."
Next year, he will be playing Hawkeye again in "Captain America: Civil War," and he might be taking on the role of Aaron Cross again in "Bourne 5." Renner loves his job, but his main concern being in all these physically daunting movies is that his body might not be able to handle all the adrenaline.
"I think it has to do with body, to let my body take a break," he laughingly told Screen Rant. "Sometimes, yeah, I just think it's the...it's what my body can take. I don't want to run at 100 miles an hour all year long; just like, you know, for a minute."
There have been talks that original "Bourne" guy Matt Damon wants to reprise his role in "Bourne 5," so there might be two leading men in the next spy film. However, Renner does not mind sharing the limelight and said that he would be back to reprise his role there in a heartbeat.
"Yeah, I mean in two seconds. I love that world. I love the character. If they want to do that, I'm in. There's no 'no' coming from this direction. I don't pull the strings on that. The body will be able to handle that!" he shared with a laugh.
Renner also loves being a part of the "Mission: Impossible" world, and his casting actually had a lot to do with Cruise's insistence. Cruise kept hard-selling the role to Renner, who was initially doubtful if he'll be a good fit in the franchise. In the end, largely due to Cruise's relentless calls and praises regarding the franchise, the actor decided to cave in.
Renner said that "Mission: Impossible" differs greatly from "Bourne" in the sense that the former is more light-hearted.
It's a big summer popcorn movie. I think it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's global, like Bond and Bourne are, but I think there's a lot more fun with the base characters in the IMF...I think that's kind of the hub of it which kind of separates it. There's a lot of humor, and the action set pieces are just fantastic," he told Cinema Blend.
