Things I don't get: Jeremy Renner

Two years ago most people had no idea who Jeremy Renner was. Two Academy Award nominations later and he’s starring alongside Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (then is will take over the franchise and star in MI:5), in The Avengers as Hawkeye (which could get it’s own spinoff movie), and now the always great Latino Review says he is the choice to take over for Matt Damon in the new Jason Bourne movies that are not actually Jason Bourne movies.


…the offer to topline “The Bourne Legacy” is about go out to Jeremy Renner.

The new movie will simply take the title from author Robert Ludlum’s book, but will not use the story. Gilroy has also made it very clear that the new film is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel, and that no one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter and that this film is a stand-alone project.

It’s interesting that Renner is getting all these leads in action movies considering the rumors about him being gay. A former acting coach of his said it never used to be a secret, and taking his mom as his date to the Academy Awards (two years in a row) hasn’t helped.   You can make all the gay jokes you want here.  For me, the issue is that he sucks as an actor.  The Hurt Locker won critical acclaim, because it was directed by a woman.  It won acclaim for being anti-war at a time where liberals were opposed to war.  it won acclaim for being a realistic rendition of what our soldiers go through, even though it focused on alcoholism, adrenaline junkies, and shady ass Muslims. 

This guy is like the Gay Shia Lebouff.  Shia is usually brought in to ruin franchises, like Indiana Jones, and Transformers.  I also get that Hollywood is all about getting young actors in to replace older ones.  Given the choice to reboot a franchise A la' Batman, or Spider man, I will take my chances with all new actors.  I mean, i feel bad for Hollywood.  If this is the only white guy they can get when Shia Lebouff is busy butchering a franchise, what else can you do?  ARE THERE NO MORE WHITE ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD?  Marky Mark works out and trains as a boxer for 4 years to make "THE FIGHTER,"  and he is the only one NOT TO GET nominated from his own damn movie.  If there is one segment of society that is under-represented in Hollywood, its the white man. 

As denzel gets older, and Morgan freeman gets EVEN MORE OLD, who will get the Hollywood black roles?  WILL SMITH?   No, Scientology will fuck up his career.  TRACY MORGAN?  No, he is only funny in short bursts, like the way they use him on 30 Rock.    Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson?  hell nah, he looks like an autistic giant freak.  Hispanics have known what its like to have 2 or 3 people represent your whole race on TV and in movies.  Think of a Hispanic actor who does not have a fucked up face, and is not known for playing thugs?  That right there crosses off like 99% of all Hispanic Hollywood (Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna notwithstanding).  SO to Hollywood, please find more white actors.  While you're at it, come up with some interesting ideas and leave my Saturday morning cartoons alone.