Hawkeye Features A Secret Hulk Cameo, VFX Artist Confirms

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Hawkeye includes a secret Hulk cameo, according to a visual effects artist that worked on the series. Marvel Studios wrapped up its first Disney+ year with Jeremy Renner's headlining project as Clint Barton. The show primarily focused on his relationship with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), as well as the repercussions of his post-Blip stint as the Ronin.

Because of his status as a founding MCU hero, Hawkeye featured several references to his fellow original Avengers. That included a flashback to Black Widow's (Scarlett Johansson) death in Avengers: Endgame, a sighting of Stark Tech arrows, and Rogers: The Musical — a Broadway show that tackled the events of the Battle of New York. But the stage play wasn't the only time that 2012's The Avengers was revisited on the Disney+ series. In fact, Hawkeye began with a flashback to the Chitauri invasion led by Loki (Tom Hiddleston), although shown from Kate Bishop's perspective as she watched Barton valiantly fight with only his bow and arrow. But apparently, he wasn't the only one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes that was featured in the scene.

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Per The Direct, the Hulk was also featured in the sequence. ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Vincent Papaix confirmed this to the outlet after online chatter started theorizing that the green-rage monster was also part of the scene.«It is indeed Hulk jumping from building to building and getting a blast from a Chitauri weapon,» Papaix said. While he didn't specify, considering Kate's location, chances are that she also saw Bruce Banner's alter ego survive a massive volley of alien lasers. Still, it was Barton's efforts that made a significant impact on her.

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