Jeremy Renner Left ‘Mission: Impossible’ Franchise Because ‘It Requires a Lot of Time Away’ and ‘I Had to Go Be a Dad’ — but He’s Now Open to Return

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What happens when long-distance lovers who've only ever met online actually get to meet in person? That's the premise of Channel 4's five-part reality series, The Nevermets, which has been following five couples separated not only by vast distances but, sometimes, differing cultures. The six-part Channel 4 series has introduced us to people like British catering assistant Sarah, 38, who travelled to the Phillipines to meet a 27 year old Filipino virtual assistant, called Jgoy.There were tears when Sarah had to travel home, with both admitting they had deep feelings for each other. Also on the show is 17 year old A-level student Jay, aged just 15 when he met now-26 year old Veena in a Game Of Thrones chatroom, but who travelled around 5,000 miles to meet her at home in India.

Ruth Jones has claimed that Gwyneth Paltrow acted “dismissively” towards her on the set of Emma, and asked for one of her two lines to be cut.Early on in her career, Jones had a small part in the 1996 period comedy, which starred Paltrow as the titular Jane Austen character.Speaking to her Gavin & Stacey co-star Rob Brydon on his Brydon & podcast, Ruth recalled: “I had two lines. I had to announce Gwyneth Paltrow and say, ‘Miss Woodhouse is here’.

Latitude 2024 due to the festival’s sponsorship with Barclays and its ties to Israel.They are the two leading names when it comes to the comedians who are boycotting this year’s edition of the event, and follow numerous musical acts who are refusing to perform while it is still sponsored by the bank.Joanne McNally announced her withdrawal from the festival last week, when she shared an update online. She was set to close the comedy tent at Latitude 2024, which will be held at Henham Park in Suffolk between July 25 and 28.“I’m getting messages today about me performing at Latitude when it’s being sponsored by Barclays,” she began on Instagram (via Goss.ie).

Jeremy Renner is enjoying a day out with his sister Nicky Bonilla!

We have our first look at the third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery!

Fifty Daytime Emmys ceremonies have been held, with the first show held in 1974. The 51st ceremony will crown another Outstanding Daytime Drama Series this year, and the winner will be selected from between five entries — The Bay on Popstar! TV, CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful, Peacock’s Days of Our Lives, ABC’s General Hospital, Amazon Freevee’s Neighbors and CBS’s The Young and the Restless.

Jeremy Renner has opened up about his reasons for refusing to return to the Mission: Impossible film series.The Hawkeye star featured in two of the Tom Cruise-led action blockbusters: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in 2011, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in 2015.However, Renner did not return for the two films that followed in 2018 (Fallout) and 2023 (Dead Reckoning – Part One), with his character William Brandt having retired from the spy force at the end of Rogue Nation.And now, in an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor has revealed that he was in fact invited by the films’ producers to reprise the Brandt character in Fallout, but he was told it would be to shoot for one week, during which Brandt would be killed off.“I remember they tried to bring me over[seas] for a week so they could kill my character, and I was like, ‘No, you don’t get to do that. You’re not going to drag me over there and just kill my character,’ like get out of here!” Renner said (via Variety). “If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’re going to do it right.”“I yelled at [director Christopher McQuarrie],” he joked.

After a brief half-term hiatus, Cat Deeley has returned to our screens this week, resuming her hosting duties on This Morning. Not only have we missed her and Ben's on-screen antics, but also her endless style inspiration. This week, she's more than compensated for it, stepping out in a timeless tailored skirt from the high street that's incredibly versatile.The 47 year old donned the Beige Long Tailored Maxi Skirt from River Island on Tuesday's episode, which is priced at £38 here.The skirt, composed of 96% cotton, is perfect for the summer months, with the breathable fabric designed to keep wearers cool in the heat.

Released in 2012, “The Bourne Legacy” was an obvious attempt to have Jeremy Renner’s Aaron Cross take over for Jason Bourne as the center of the franchise. However, that new future was fairly quickly dashed when Matt Damon returned to the Bourne role for the film, “Jason Bourne.” But according to Renner, that wasn’t always the case.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jeremy Renner‘s history with the “Mission: Impossible” franchise spans two films, 2011’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and 2015’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” During an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the actor revealed that he was actually asked to reprise the character of IMF agent William Brandt in the 2018 sequel “Fallout.” However, the offer was apparently for Renner to shoot one week so that Brandt could be killed off. Renner refused. “I remember they tried to bring me over[seas] for a week so they could kill my character, and I was like, ‘No, you don’t get to do that.

After starring in two Mission: Impossible films — 2011’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jeremy Renner is speaking out about his refusal to return for the third installment.

As we just outlined, Jeremy Renner is past the road to recovery despite a life-threatening freak accident in early 2023 that nearly killed him. Just over a year later, Renner was back at it, filming season three of the Taylor Sheridan crime series, “Mayor Of Kingtown,” which debuted this past Sunday at Paramount+.

Actor Jeremy Renner really went through it, obviously in early 2023. Coming close with a brush with death in a freak snowplow accident, almost less than a year later, he was back at work filming season three of the Taylor Sheridan crime series, “Mayor Of Kingtown.” Now that ‘Kingstown’ has debuted on Paramount+ this past Sunday, Renner has been doing the press rounds discussing his survival, the show, and so much more.

Jeremy Renner has become the latest star to join the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.The third instalment in the Knives Out series, following 2022’s Glass Onion, was confirmed last week and will go into production next month. The film is slated for a 2025 release.Renner joins recently announced cast members Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Caile Spaeny (Priscilla), while Daniel Craig will return as the eccentric detective Benoit Blanc.Rian Johnson will once again return as writer and director.

Jeremy Renner is the latest star joining Knives Out 3!

Another day, another couple of castings for Rian Johnson‘s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Deadline reports that Jeremy Renner is the latest to join the expanding ensemble cast, as is Glenn Close, whose casting broke late yesterday afternoon. But Renner is the major focus of the cast list now.

Jeremy Renner begins his career comeback this weekend with the premiere of “Mayor Of Kingstown” Season 3 on Paramount+.

Jeremy Renner has explained why he had to leave the Mission: Impossible franchise, while also hinting at a possible return in the future.The Hawkeye star featured in two of the Tom Cruise-led action blockbusters: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in 2011, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in 2015.However, Renner did not return for the two films that followed in 2018 (Fallout) and 2023 (Dead Reckoning – Part One), with his character William Brandt having retired from the spy force at the end of Rogue Nation.Now, in a new interview with Collider, the Marvel star has revealed that he left the franchise because he wanted to focus on being an active father to his daughter, Ava.“Yeah. I had to leave that,” Renner explained. “I was supposed to do more with them.