It's not every day that an actor springs into action and saves someone's life. At the beginning of 2023, Jeremy Renner made headlines when he tried to stop a snow plow from hurting his nephew. Instead, the snow plow drove right over Renner. He broke more than 30 bones and has been dealing with a long recovery.
The star is known for playing Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe among many other roles. Like many actors who have been in Hollywood for a long time, he has a really high net worth. However, he has taken some time away from work as a result of his injuries. What will happen to Jeremy Renner's career?
How Has Jeremy Renner's Accident Affected His 2023 Career?
Playing Hawkeye made Jeremy Renner very rich. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Renner has an $80 million net worth. If he took a few years off work, he would never have to worry about money. In fact, if he stopped acting altogether, he would likely have enough money to live on.
There's no doubt that Renner's snow plow accident has affected his 2023 earnings. Since he has to recover, he can't just jump back into work and show up on a film set. There's also the fact that recovery isn't always linear. It can be tricky to guess how long it will take someone to get back to normal.
Recently, Renner played Mike McLusky in the TV series Mayor of Kingstown. The series aired from 2021 to 2023. According to his IMDb page, he has two upcoming projects. He is attached to the Untitled Oxycontin Project. And Marvel fans think that he will reprise his role of Hawkeye in Avengers: The King Dynasty. However, IMDb notes that the movie hasn't been confirmed yet and is just a rumor.
It's possible that Jeremy Renner won't be able to work for the rest of 2023. This could mean making less money in 2023 than he has in recent years. He might not be able to sign onto any new projects. And it's possible that he is so focused on getting better that he isn't even thinking about what roles he wants to play next.
According to People, the actor spent several weeks in the hospital in January 2023. At the end of March 2023, he said that he could walk again. In April 2023, he was able to go to the premiere of his TV show Rennervations. This was an impressive feat considering what bad shape he was in.
Diane Sawyer interviewed Renner for the ABC News special Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph. According to The Guardian, the actor explained that he knows that he did the right thing. He said, “Yeah, I’d do it again. ‘Cause [the snowplough] was going right at my nephew."
Renner also said, “I chose to survive. That’s not gonna kill me, no way. I’ve lost a lot of flesh and bone in this experience, but I’ve been refuelled and refilled with love and titanium.”
However, while it's unlikely that Jeremy Renner will film any new movies in 2023, he does have a few things going on. His Disney+ show Rennervations began streaming on April 12th, 2023.
Each episode of the travel docu-series features him and his team creating a mobile recreation center, dance studio, music bus, and water treatment plant for people in India, Mexico and the U.S. Renner has a passion for cars and trucks. He actually owns a ton of fire trucks and has even volunteer with a fire department, according to Motorbiscuit.com.
Since this show was filmed before 2023, Renner would have been paid for it already. But promoting Rennervations also gives the actor something else to focus on instead of the trauma of his accident.
How Did Jeremy Renner's Accident Affect His Net Worth?
Will Jeremy Renner continue to act in the future? And will he continue adding to his net worth?
It's a question that many of his fans have. And it turns out that he might not want to act as much as he has in the past.
According to The Daily Mail, a source said that Renner has been thinking about his career.
The source said, "Jeremy believes that he survived the accident so that he can use his platform to really create change in the world. He is very proud of the work that he has done, but this entire situation has really shown him that there is so much more that he could be doing to help others."
The source said acting could be “no longer a priority."
In his interview with Diane Sawyer, Jeremy Renner talked about how he isn't going to do stunts now. This makes sense. It must be scary to imagine experiencing another injury.
He said, "I’m okay with a stunt guy doing it at this point. I’m 52, it’s fine, I’ve done enough. I’m okay to do more, right? But I have no ego, like go for it, I don’t care. I’ll be in my trailer," according to Variety.
Renner and Sonni Pacheco share a daughter, Ava. The actor spoke about his career in an interview with Men's Health and said that he always wanted to focus on Ava, not on working.
When Renner was making his deal with Marvel, he was thinking about his daughter. Renner said, "It taught me how to have the nuts to say, ‘Everyone, f**k off. It’s my time with my daughter.’" He continued, “I said, ‘Fine, recast me. I’m going to be here with my daughter.’ It was pretty gnarly.”
It sounds like Renner has always thought about what matters to him. And now that he has been hurt, he will think even more about what he wants his life to look like. As he explained in his interview with Men's Health, he was once hired for an acting job and then someone at the network said that he didn't appear old enough for the role. Renner said that he began thinking to himself, “Never take a job for money.”
It's possible to guess that even if Renner continues to be offered tons of money for roles in the future, he will only do what he wants. Understandably, his near-death experience has given him a lot to think about.
