Hawkeye executive producer Trinh Tran talks about how the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame will affect Disney+’s latest series from Marvel Studios. Heavily inspired by Matt Fraction and David Aja’s comic, My Life As A WeaponHawkeye will follow Jeremy Renner’s retired Avenger as he teams up with Hailee Steinfeld's young archer Kate Bishop, who will ostensibly inherit the former’s mantle. The series will have a two-episode premiere on November 24 and run until December 22. It will also star Florence Pugh as Black Widow’s Yelena Belova, Alaqua Cox as Echo, Fra Fee as The Clown, Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, and Brian d’Arcy James.

As part of Phase Four, and following other shows like WandaVisionThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and LokiHawkeye will inform the MCU’s future by confronting the past. Picking up after the events of the Infinity Saga’s climax, the new series will see Clint Barton pulled back into action after his Ronin persona from Endgame comes back to haunt him. Turns out, Kate adopted the Ronin guise to fight crime. Therefore, Clint sends his family home and promises them his work in New York City will be done before Christmas. That being said, the show's executive producer has promised that the series will very much evolve Clint's character from Endgame, which will also affect the series’ scope, scale, and tone.

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Speaking to The Direct, Tran, who has worked with Marvel Studios since 2008, talked about a desire to make Hawkeye different than recent MCU movies and the other Disney+ shows. According to the producer, the key to this was narrowing in on Clint’s problems outside Avengers-level threats. Read what she had to say below:

"Coming off of Infinity War and Endgame, big world-ending, with so many heroes involved, Hawkeye felt like it made sense to have more of a personal stake in the story, especially given that Clint is a family man. The family element is really important to him, which is why it's set during the holiday season. The big moment is, 'Is he going to be able to make it home in time for Christmas?’ After Endgame, he lost his family for five years. Got them back, but has lost that time and space with his kids. So he is making up for it. So yes, there is a level of more of an intimate personal story we're trying to tell here. And it made sense. It really just depends on the character and the property. It really made sense for this particular one."

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Renner’s character has been a part of the MCU since 2011’s Thor. However, it was until Avengers: Age of Ultron that audiences got a better look at the founding Avenger behind the bow. Before that film revealed Hawkeye to be a family man, all fans knew about him related to his devotion to SHIELD or friendship with Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). Speaking of, Hawkeye will see Clint still dealing with Natasha's death in Endgame—something that will be established early on. Black Widow’s sacrifice not only allowed Clint to have a future with his family, but it helped restore half of all life in the universe. The post-credits scene of this year’s prequel, Black Widow, saw Pugh’s Yelena paying respects to her fallen sister's grave, only to be interrupted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who leads her to believe Clint is responsible for Natasha’s death.

Much like how The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s stakes pale in comparison to the reality-warping of WandaVision of timeline-punning of LokiHawkeye’s street-level narrative will have its hands full living up to expectations. Long-time MCU watchers have been anticipating a Hawkeye solo outing for quite some time and My Life As A Weapon is one of the most beloved Hawkeye comics of all time. If the series can capture the magic of its source material and zero in on what really makes Clint a hero, this new Disney+ show can be its best yet.

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Source: The Direct

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