Hawkeye's Cap Musical Started As A Joke On The Avengers Sets
Rogers: The Musical was one of Hawkeye's most-talked singularities when the Marvel series premiered, and Marvel Studios: Assembled's Hawkeye-focused episode shone a light on how the idea came up, owning a lot to jokes exchanged on the Avengers sets. Assembled was announced in February 2021 as an anthology series providing exclusive behind-the-scenes footage on Marvel's Phase 4 new releases, whether on film or television. «The Making of Hawkeye» was released on February 9, 2022, and it focused on the many revelations that made the show great, as well as the funny bits, such as the musical retelling of the Battle of New York.
The Captain America-themed musical appeared in Hawkeye episode 1, and its premiere was the reason why the Barton family, minus Laura (Linda Cardellini), was in New York in the first place. While Clint was seemingly against it, as the scene with his daughter struggling to catch his attention during the performance as he switched off his hearing aid proved, fans were left bewitched by the musical, with some going as far as asking for a real iteration of Rogers: The Musical. Hawkeye season 1 finale's post-credits scene even featured the entire song of the battle of New York, this time seen not through the eyes of Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) but as the full-fledged performance as it would have happened on stage.
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Assembled's Hawkeye-themed episode revealed that the idea of a musical was first thrown around as a joke on The Avengers sets. When talking about the musical, Renner said that it was something they all joked about and "even slightly performed on set" with all their props. The Hawkeye actor even weighed in the concept
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