Marvel developing Hawkeye miniseries with Jeremy Renner for Disney’s streaming service

Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is the latest Marvel superhero to get his own miniseries on Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+.

The series will act as a “jumping off point” for Renner, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which confirmed the series was in development. Instead of solely focusing on Renner’s portrayal of the character, it will instead follow Kate Bishop, his young protégée. Kate hasn’t appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but she’s a well-known character within the Marvel Comics Universe. She’s a member of the Young Avengers, and was a main character in Matt Fraction and Alex Aja’s critically acclaimed Hawkeye comic book series. There’s a possibility that she’ll appear in Avengers: Endgame, based on a previous…

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