Jeremy Renner Says ‘Mission Impossible’ Tried To Kill Off His Character, He Refused & Downplays Old Rumor Of Taking Over Franchise

Netflix‘s EMEA chief has described his Los Gatos overlords as “very hands off” when it comes to content strategy outside the U.S.

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In the week leading up to Jeremy Strong‘s Tony Award victory, Broadway‘s An Enemy of the People broke the box office record at Circle in the Square Theatre, grossing $1,266,338 and topping its own previous records.

Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, and Lucasfilm Creative Chief Dave Filoni were on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss the “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” this week (read our review). And while all eyes are on season two of “Ahsoka,” which Filoni says he’s writing, so it’s presumably on the way at some point, many fans are wondering what’s going on with the feature-length film.

Karen Idelson First-time feature film director Kelsey Mann dug deep into his own emotions while making “Inside Out 2.” As he imagined a story about the confusing journey we all go on through puberty, he knew he would need to add new emotions to the ones from the first animated hit — so Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment join the fray in main character Riley’s developing mind. At the Annecy Animation Festival, Mann will appear at a special screening of the Pixar film June 14 and will serve as Disney Art Challenge jury president. The theme of this year’s event will be “Adolescence: So many emotions.” He spoke to Variety about the new film.

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

Succession take place, saying he feels the show has been “put to rest”.The hit HBO show, which explored the travails of the Roy family, the megalomaniacal owners of a global media empire, ended last year after four seasons.Despite the seemingly final closure of the end of season four, Brian Cox, who played patriarch Logan Roy in the show, said in January that he would be open to returning in a potential Succession movie if the script was “good enough.”Cox’s comments raised hopes of a potential return for his character, who was killed off in the final season, with a potential prequel thought to be an option.However, in a new interview with People, Strong, who played Kendall Roy, the eldest son of Logan, has said that he does not see himself reprising the role in the future.“I’m sure there’s a desire for more [Succession]. I would really pass that buck to Jesse Armstrong,” he said, referring to the show’s creator.“But I think in terms of the role that I played, he came to his terminal point.

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

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.

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+.

Diplo looked seriously ripped while attending a Barry’s Workout Class for his Run Club on Friday (May 31) in Santa Monica, Calif.

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.

Ellise Shafer Could Jeremy Renner‘s “Mission: Impossible” character William Brandt be back in action? In a new interview with Collider, Renner — who starred in 2011’s “Ghost Protocol” and 2015’s “Rogue Nation” alongside franchise star Tom Cruise — reflected on his decision to leave the franchise and hinted that he would be open to returning. “I was supposed to do more with them,” Renner said of the “Mission: Impossible” cast. “I love those guys.