Marvel star Jeremy Renner was "very scared" of acting after his accident: I just don't have the energy for it

Updated on June 26, 2024, 16:07 IST

Jeremy Renner recently spoke about being scared to return to acting after a near-fatal accident in 2023. Jeremy Renner is known for his role in Marvel. Read on to find out more.

Jeremy Renner revealed that the thought of returning to acting after his near-fatal accident 18 months ago filled him with “anxiety.” He shared that he is not so interested in new, challenging roles at the moment as his main focus is on his physical and mental recovery.

Jeremy on his comeback as an actor

Jeremy Renner opened up about not being ready to return to acting after his accident. He told hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes during an episode of their podcast: Smartless“I just don’t have the energy for it. I don’t have the fuel.” The episode of the podcast was released on Monday. “I have so much fuel to put into this reality, this body, and all this stuff. I can’t just pretend right now. Because that takes a lot of time to come right here every day just so I can, you know, have a positive thought so I can progress and keep growing,” he added.

Jeremy Renner’s Accident Renner, whose Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown currently airing its third season, broke more than 30 bones in an accident on New Year’s Day 2023. While clearing heavy snow at his home in Reno, Nevada, he was run over by a 14,000-pound snowcat. Renner said his ribcage was reconstructed with metal and plates were inserted into his face to support his eye sockets, as well as titanium rods in one of his legs.

Renner, awarded for his role as Hawkeye in the Wonder Film universe and for the Oscar nomination for his groundbreaking performance in Deadly Commando – The Hurt Lockerexplained to the moderators that he was not ready to take on a new role. He mentioned that working on an intensive role was not feasible for him at the moment.

Renner said, “Because, damn it, I’m supposed to do fiction? I’m still trying to live in reality, I’m trying to live.” When Bateman asked if his life had become more artificial the more real it had become, he replied, “So it was a difficult line for me to cross. … It was a big challenge. It was a big, big mental challenge for me to get over that hump.”

“I still struggle with it sometimes. … I don’t take it super seriously. I’m playing a role that I can play very well, and I know the show very well, so it was easy for me to slip back into it. But if it had been a very demanding role, I wouldn’t have been able to take it. Not challenging in that sense – because the show is demanding, but it would be like having to play (Jeffrey) Dahmer or something, something that is so far removed from me,” he said.

Jeremy Renner’s book

In the episode, the actor also mentioned that he is writing a book about his life over the years, documenting his physical and mental recovery from his near-death experience.

Renner said: “I’m going to spend the whole summer on it – hopefully I can get it out by the end of the year or early next year.”

Jeremy Renner recently spoke about being scared to return to acting after a near-fatal accident in 2023. Jeremy Renner is known for his role in Marvel. Read on to find out more.

Jeremy on his comeback as an actor

Jeremy Renner’s book

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