Jeremy Renner Recalls Hilarious Story Involving Robert Downey Jr. Wanting To Break Chris Hemsworth's Knee
Chris Hemsworth may just be one of the few stars to intimidate big names like Robert Downey Jr. Now, Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner recalls a hilarious story of when he and Downey Jr. first met the God of Thunder on the set of The Avengers.
As Hawkeye fans know, Renner's Clint Barton is one of the six original Avengers team, which also includes Iron Man (Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Recently, Renner shared a hilarious story involving Downey Jr. wanting to break Hemsworth's knee when first meeting him on set.
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Speaking on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Renner said that he didn't know Hemsworth at all when shooting first began on The Avengers. When host Shepard noted that they heard Hemsworth is a great guy, Renner agreed but recounted that they didn't know that the time. "On the first day, we’re all waiting around in our costumes. It looks like it’s Halloween. We’re excited but equally feeling ridiculous. I feel like we all knew each other somehow, someway, except for this Hemsworth guy, because he comes from Australia," Renner recalled. "And he’s the tallest, the most good-looking Downey was like, ‘We gotta break his knee. We gotta take him out. This guy’s too good-looking. He’s too tall, he’s too charming, fuck this guy."
It's easy to feel intimidated when being close to someone like Hemsworth. After first landing the role of Thor back in 2011, Hemsworth would go on to star in four solo movies, with Thor: Love and Thunder set to release in summer 2022, and five other MCU Avengers/crossover films that cemented him as one of Hollywood's biggest movie
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