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Jeremy Renner Turned Down ‘Hawkeye’ Season 2 Because He Was Offered ‘Half’ His Season 1 Salary: ‘Did You Think I’m Only Half the Jeremy Because I Got Ran Over?’ (variety.com)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Maybe Season 2 involved him being in fewer episodes? 🤔 That's the only real reason I could think to lowball him like that.

Season 1 was 6 episodes and he was in all of them.

Season 2 - Maybe have him in #1 and #6 with Hailee Steinfeld carrying #2-5?

I mean, sure, 1/2 the pay, but 1/3rd the work?

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

And maybe he wouldn't be able to do as many action scenes/stunts because of his injuries?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 12 points 1 day ago

Or maybe season 1 slightly underperformed. Disney might want to make a cheaper season 2, but isn't willing to pay full price for it.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Don't have all the details myself but important to remember actors are paid for more than what they do on set. There is still plenty of prep work as well as promotional material and rights for using their image for advertising and merchandising. Even if his screen time was drastically reduced there probably was still plenty of demands for media appearances and other obligations in the contract that would consume as much if not more time and energy (which equally restricts or prevents the actor from seeking other competitive jobs while dedicated to one long term project.)

So while there may have been to grounds to reduce the offer of pay somewhat, cutting by over half while still largely expecting the same work role even when considering reduced screen time possibilities, it's entirely justified for the actor to refuse the role.