I Wish I Had Robert Downey Jr in my Corner! RDJ Fights for HAWKEYE
After the disappointing news yesterday that a planned Hawkeye cameo in Captain America: The Winter Soldier was cut from the script, Robert Downey Jr has once again proven his greatness, and has come out swinging with full support for the underrated superhero.
Hawkeye is a much maligned character in the Marvel universe, often criticized for his supposed 'weak skills' compared to the other superheroes, and even for the color of his costume. I think, he is truly one of the most unfairly undervalued superheroes there is.
Robert Downey Jr wholeheartedly agrees.
I think Jeremy Renner is — when folks see the Avengers: Age of Ultron he’s just a rock-star, a bada–.
Tony Stark himself calls Hawkeye a rock-star AND a bad-ass?! Step back haters or prepare to get an iron fist to the face!
In fact, RDJ has been a huge fan of Hawkeye for sometime- and so have his children! Back in March he mentioned this:
My 2-year-old is crazy about Hawkeye, and I think Jeremy has a lot to do with the plot
This is so cool! RDJ repeatedly bringing up Hawkeye and mentioning how important his role in Avengers: Age of Ultron is truly shows what a cool dude he is. After all, how easy would it be for him to talk about how much Iron Man or Captain America rule? Nope, he picks the underdog of the Avengers team to rally behind instead.