Hawkeye: The man you can barely see

A new trailer for Thor has arrived and secretly imbedded in it is a glimpse of Hawkeye. 

While Thor is busy kicking several craps out of a security guard (who by the looks of it, probably deserves it) while Hawkeye can be seen hovering in the background.  Chillin’

Hawkeye won’t have his own movie but he does show up regulary in the upcoming Marvel films.  The main one which he’ll have a prominent part in will be the Avengers.

Hawkeye will be played by Jeremy Renner of the Hurt Locker.  The choice of actor they’ve chosen for this role clearly shows that his part will be more of a cameo in Thor and Avengers.

Hawkeye for you none geeks is not a superhero who was given the power of cupid.  But just a really damn skilled archer who as honed his skills to be beyond bad ass.  As well as having supreme physical fitness also.

It’ll be interesting to see if they develop is role in Thor or if he’ll just be a character in the background.  

Hawkeye in the comics sounds a little Batman and Robin-esq.  He’s a no superpower hero who was trained in a carnival by a skilled swordsman.    The catch being is that he’s original hired by the Black Widow to steal some of Tony Stark’s equipment.

Marvel seems to know what they’re doing right now.  And everything is leading towards this Avengers film.  But with the lesser known heroes getting the spotlight without any real trail run (Iron Man doesn’t count*), this could be a make or break moment in Marvel cinema.

*Having a Norse god with a hammer just didn't seem as accessible for a Saturday morning cartoon than Iron Man did.

Ben Doran