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THR has confirmed that Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) has almost completed a deal to play Hawkeye in Marvel Studio’s upcoming super movie, The Avengers.It was widely reported last year that Renner was favourite to play Hawkeye, but the actor was too busy with other filming commitments to confirm.Hawkeye’s weapon of choice is a bow and arrow, and he has an accuracy Legolas would be proud of. Hawkeye was first introduced as a reluctant villain in Marvel’s comic, Tales of Suspense #57, and was not initially a member of The Avengers. It wasn’t until he switched sides that he became a long standing member of the Avengers team.You have to agree, The Avengers cast and crew is pretty fricken impressive; Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle will all reprise their roles from Iron Man (Tony Stark, Black Widow, Nick Fury and War Machine respectively), Chris Evans will play Captain America and Chris Hemsworth will play Thor. Still to be confirmed is who will portray the role of the Hulk. Most showbiz types are betting on Edward Norton, but we’d prefer Eric Bana – much more believable!Either way, Joss Whedon is writing and directing and the cast looks amazing – this is a film we cannot wait to see!
We bring you joyous geeky news this morning. Variety has reported that not only will Joss Whedon be directing the new The Avengers film; he’ll also be rewriting Zak Penn’s original screen play!Already a hugely respected writer (BtVS, Angel, DollHouseToy Story), Joss Whedon has recently spent time writing for various comic books, including Marvel’s X-Men and the continuing Buffy graphic novels. He has also just finished the script for horror flick, Cabin in the Woods.While Serenity is the only film Whedon has directed, we think directing all those Buffy, Angel and Firefly episodes (the list just goes on and on people) should hold him in good stead. Filming on The Avengers gets under way in early 2011 and already signed up are Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury). It’s rumoured that Edward Norton could reprise his Hulk role. The planned release date is May 2012.This just sounds epic; an amazing library of possible story arcs, acting heavyweights in Downey and Jackson with Joss Whedon in charge of it all. It’s like our very own geeky nirvana.
