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    Trained by criminals and inspired by heroes, Clint Barton has grown from a troubled youth into one of the greatest heroes on Earth. The world knows him best as Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman. A member of the Avengers for many years, he has left the team on occasion because of team friction. But he always returns, ready to face any threat.

    Does anyone agree with me that Hawkeye is miscast?

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    #1  Edited By MrErbac

    Jeremy Renner? First of all, he looks nothing like Clint Barton, and second, he's too short. Hawkeye and Cap in the comics are about the same size. Chris Evans would've actually made a great Hawkeye, but since he's Cap already, they should've found somebody who resembles him in look and size, and the cocky attitude that Chris displayed in previous movies like F4. Also I hate the generic Shield costume he's wearing. He looks like a generic agent who happens to use a bow and arrow in this movie. Hawkeye is not Hawkeye without the mask and the circus background.

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    #2  Edited By TheCrowbar

    Nope.

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    #3  Edited By Aiden Cross

    Wait until you see the movie, then judge.

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    #4  Edited By Gambit1024

    I'll judge it when I see him in action. Personally, I didn't want Hawkeye in the movie at all. That goes double for Black Widow.

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    #5  Edited By cattlebattle
    @Gambit1024 said:
    I'll judge it when I see him in action. Personally, I didn't want Hawkeye in the movie at all. That goes double for Black Widow.
    Why not??
     
    *looks at avatar*
     
    oh, never mind :)
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    #6  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous
    @TheCrowbar said:

    Nope.

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    #7  Edited By Gambit1024

    Ant-Man's where it's at ;)

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    #8  Edited By ReVamp

    @Gambit1024 said:

    Ant-Man's where it's at ;)

    Thanks god that guy isn't in the movie.

    *Goes off to troll somewhere else*

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    #9  Edited By ReVamp

    I didn't think his appearance fit, but that was just a superficial analysis that I made, I'll wait for the movie to make a proper judgement.

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    #10  Edited By HolySerpent

    Nope

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    #11  Edited By Pacperson

    Gotta see the movie first, as long as he's a cocky jerk that calls Cap Old man, I'll be happy.

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    #12  Edited By Greenflashlight

    He is not the best fit agreed but who could pull it off that is the question

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    - I have no idea how he will do, but fans of Hawkeye should be glad they got an actor as high profile as Renner, as it means it is far more likely it will be more than a glorified cameo.

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    #14  Edited By ReVamp

    @Pacperson said:

    Gotta see the movie first, as long as he's a cocky jerk that calls Cap Old man, I'll be happy.

    I think this is going to be much more like the Ultimate Version. Besides who looks to be older than Cap, lol.

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    #15  Edited By WildStyle

    Nah, he seems fine so far.

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    #16  Edited By daredevil21134

    As a big Hawkeye fan,I say yes.But I night change my mind after the movie

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    #17  Edited By BatteredArmor

    @Gambit1024 said:

    I'll judge it when I see him in action. Personally, I didn't want Hawkeye in the movie at all. That goes double for Black Widow.

    This

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    #18  Edited By SoA

    ever since they announced the avengers movie i was hoping for renner to play hawkeye, based on seeing him in swat and 28 weeks later , respectfully who would you have instead? seeing how the movies use the ultimate comics look he seems right for the job

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    #19  Edited By batmanary

    For the ultimate comics feel, he's fine, but then they should use slo-mo and lots of bullets instead of arrows. Or have a moment when he shoots an arrow at Iron Man's tank missile.

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    #20  Edited By X35

    Why couldn't they just do it all like that Ultimate Avengers movie cartoon? Ant-Man and Wasp were in that :(

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    #21  Edited By MrErbac

    Well for one, Clint in the comics is the same height as Cap, and same kind of look. They cast a guy who looks like he got punched in the face too many times, and he comes up to Chris Evan's chin. Paul Walker would've been a better choice. He's got the look and the attitude. Fast and Furious movies are good examples of that. I'm not waiting to judge when the movie comes out. I've seen him plenty in the trailers, and it makes me mad because it almost ruins everything. I gotta go watch Iron Man, Thor, and Cap being accurately portrayed while trying to ignore the guy who looks like a generic shield agent hawkeye wannabe.

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    #22  Edited By funkyfiction

    Yes, he's too old. I've always imagined that they would have a Hawkeye who's in his mid to late twenties and constantly angry and likes to call people names, aka the guy that we got to know in the beginning of the Avengers. I liked him, the ultimates version of him seemed so... wrong.

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    #23  Edited By frozenedge2

    Nope he's fine to me

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    #24  Edited By handsome_stud

    i thought jeremy renner was the perfect choice, personally

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    #25  Edited By X35

    idk i kinda agree he doesn't really look like i imagine clint really does

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    #26  Edited By Omertalvendetta

    Personally, I think he's the best fit. Better than Damon or Wahlberg. Lastly, I'm SOOOOOOOOO glad he's not wearing that stupid H on his forehead.

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    #27  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous

    Looks fine to me

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    #28  Edited By BiteMe-Fanboy

    I'm going to wait til I see the movie before I judge. But I will say that I can't stand his costume.

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    #29  Edited By tg1982

    Well, I think Renner is a great Hawkeye. He pulled it off really well, IMO

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    #30  Edited By Blood1991

    @tg1982 said:

    Well, I think Renner is a great Hawkeye. He pulled it off really well, IMO

    Agreed he was really my favorite character in the movie.

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    #31  Edited By Omegus

    @tg1982: @Blood1991: He did very well for the role given. I didn't think they were going in the direction of him being a assassin using a bow. I still would have loved if Jensen Ackles played Clint, But Jeremy did do a good job. I found that Hawkeye didn't feel like he had to prove him self he was content on being weaker than everyone else. I hope if they do a second film that he trains with Cap and tries to be as strong and as agile as Cap is. Thats why he is who he is he strives to be the best and prove himself and to the team that he deserves to be there.

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    #32  Edited By Gambit1024

    He was ok. He didn't really "wow" me, but he wasn't bad. I agree, he doesn't look anything like Clint, but that doesn't effect his acting ability.

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    #33  Edited By daredevil21134

    I thought he did great.He did alot better than I expected

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    #34  Edited By Omegus

    @daredevil21134: oh yeah don't get me wrong I had zero expectation from him. When he had that interview and called Clint "Clive". I lost my mind. But he did do well.

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    I think Renner pulled off Barton just fine IMHO.

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    #36  Edited By Hunter114

    Personally, I thought he did a very good job... and let's face it, an actor's height and what they look like shouldn't matter, it's how they play the character they are portraying, that's important.

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    #37  Edited By John Valentine

    No.

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    #38  Edited By daredevil21134

    @Omegus said:

    @daredevil21134: oh yeah don't get me wrong I had zero expectation from him. When he had that interview and called Clint "Clive". I lost my mind. But he did do well.

    lol

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    #39  Edited By RUKM

    Jeremy Renner is Bad Ass. That is All

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    #40  Edited By tg1982

    @Omegus said:

    @tg1982: @Blood1991: He did very well for the role given. I didn't think they were going in the direction of him being a assassin using a bow. I still would have loved if Jensen Ackles played Clint, But Jeremy did do a good job. I found that Hawkeye didn't feel like he had to prove him self he was content on being weaker than everyone else. I hope if they do a second film that he trains with Cap and tries to be as strong and as agile as Cap is. Thats why he is who he is he strives to be the best and prove himself and to the team that he deserves to be there.

    Avengers SHATTERED the opening weekend box office record (take that Harry Potter), They'll be making a second and a third and more, (side note does anyone else think that Whedon was the perfect director for the the movie?) I personally would love to see Cap in a more training role, for Hawkeye, and even Tony.

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    #41  Edited By CrimsonCake

    Imagine if Justin Hartley played as Hawkeye.Oh the irony...

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