Jeremy Renner reveals filming difficulties after near-fatal accident

A year after a devastating accident that nearly took his life, Jeremy Renner was back at work filming the third season of Mayor of Kingstown in January. He realized he wasn’t quite as far along in his recovery as he thought and shared that he worked a little too hard in the beginning.

The actor’s near-fatal accident occurred on New Year’s Day in 2023. While driving a snow plow vehicle, Renner was crushed while trying to get his nephew out of harm’s way. He suffered serious injuries, including no fewer than 38 broken bones and a collapsed lung. When he returned to work earlier this year, Renner fell asleep during filming after realizing he was more drained than he expected.

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“They say, ‘And action!’ And I was out” Renner recalled to the LA Times. “We recognized her I worked too hard, too many hours, too many days in a row. What I am ready To do is everything but what I am capable to do is something else.”

The production team was very accommodating to Renner. Recognizing his difficulties, the shooting schedule was changed to significantly protect the actor’s body. One change was to rearrange the schedule so that Renner no longer had to fly to set as often, as jet lag has become more severe on his body. Renner joked about these adjustments: “You have to treat me like I’m a child actor. The mayor of Kingstown is like a 14-year-old now.”

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Renner is also known for his role as Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After starring in his own spin-off series on Disney+, the character’s future isn’t entirely clear, but chances are Marvel fans haven’t seen the last of him yet. While no news has been officially announced about Renner’s MCU return, the actor has shared how he’s ready to come back if Marvel Studios came calling.

Jeremy Renner is always available for MCU projects

“I’m always ready (to return to the MCU),” Renner continued Entertainment tonight. “I’ll be strong enough, that’s for sure. I will be ready. All these guys come to my bedside and they’ve been with me the whole time during my recovery, so… if they want me, they can have me. That would be something.”

The first two seasons of Mayor of Kingstown will stream on Paramount+ while Season 3 will be released on June 2, 2024.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

Mayor of Kingstown

The McLusky family is a power broker dealing with issues of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the incarceration business is the only thriving industry.

Release date

November 13, 2021

Pour

Jeremy Renner, Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley, Aidan Gillen

Seasons

3

Creator

Hugh Dillon, Taylor Sheridan

Production company

101 Studios, Bosque Ranch Productions, MTV Entertainment Studios

Number of episodes

21