Screen Rant

  • The Hawkeye TV show coming to Disney+ was originally going to be a movie. 1 / 7

  • Jeremy Renner was contracted to headline a Hawkeye film. 2 / 7

    Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye in Avengers: Endgame

  • But Kevin Feige decided to make it a Disney+ series for Phase 4. 3 / 7

  • This is what Lucasfilm did with the Obi-Wan project, changing a movie into a miniseries. 4 / 7

  • It's unknown why this was done, though Feige probably feels Hawkeye can boost the Disney+ lineup. 5 / 7

    Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye in Avengers: Endgame

  • Hawkeye is the only Original Avenger to not have a solo film. 6 / 7

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  • But with a six-episode miniseries, the show can flesh out the character better than a single movie. 7 / 7

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