A new Hawkeye set video reveals the first look at Vera Farmiga's character. Jeremy Renner reprises his MCU role as Clint Barton, this time, on the small screen, through the upcoming Marvel Studios/Disney+ TV show. Production has been in full swing for a while now with one of its stars providing an interesting update with regard to how things are going with the series.
Part of the first batch of projects announced on the heels of the Infinity Saga, Hawkeye was officially confirmed by MCU mastermind Kevin Feige during San Diego Comic-Con 2019. At that point, details about the film were scant, with only Renner is confirmed to be part of the cast, but with the expectations that the project will also debut Kate Bishop. Due to varying reasons, mainly the coronavirus pandemic, development on Hawkeye was stilted for a while; there were no official updates regarding additional cast members until after filming has begun with the sighting of Hailee Steinfeld nabbing the role of Kate.
Not long after, an influx of additional actors boarding Hawkeye was announced including Farmiga, who is playing Eleanor Bishop — Kate's mother. As she and the rest of the team behind the show work hard for it, the actress took some time off from the set and gave the first glimpse at her in costume as her MCU character. Check out the video below which was originally posted on Farmiga's IG Stories (via Marvel News)
The Bishop matriarch has an interesting narrative in the comic books. For a time, she was perceived to be dead, leaving Kate to be raised by her businessman father. Later on, it was revealed that she's actually alive and is working behind-the-scenes working for the villain Madame Masque — a character who was already established in the MCU through Agent Carter and is also highly rumored to make a re-emergence in Hawkeye. That being said, there were also claims that while the antagonist is set to factor on the Disney+ show, she won't be the narrative's main antagonist. Nevertheless, it could still effectively set up Eleanor's role — perhaps this storyline will be further explored on a potential second season.
Whatever the case may be, Eleanor's involvement in Hawkeye will more likely be bad news for Clint and Kate. Marvel Studios tends to stick to their source material when launching a new character in the MCU; in the few times that they veered too far away, there was pushback most notably in Iron Man 3's depiction of The Mandarin. Given this, it's safe to say that they will be somewhat faithful to the comics when adapting Eleanor on the screen.
Source: Vera Farmiga (via Marvel News)