Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston on Feb. 18, 2024.Photo:Mark Von Holden/NBC via Getty Images
Mark Von Holden/NBC via Getty Images
Jeremy Rennertook a moment to reunite with an old friend at the 2024People’s Choice Awards.
On Monday, Renner, 53, shared a video to hisInstagram Storyshowing himself speaking with hisAvengerscostarTom Hiddlestonat Sunday’s awards ceremony. “I ran into some old friends… @twhiddleston,” Renner wrote alongside the clip, which shows the two actors as they appear to catch up during a commercial break.
Both Renner and Hiddleston made appearances during the People’s Choice Awards broadcast Sunday. TheHawkeyeactor made a surprise appearance during the ceremony to introduce the night’s first award; he received significant applause from the audience as he took the stage at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
“Gotta say, it feels good to be back,” Renner said on stage. “This year’s been a heck of a journeyand I’m happy to be here with you, the fans. You guys are the best. You guys really brought this year. You broke records. You turned movies into movements. We heard you all loud and clear, we heard you."
Jeremy Renner’s Instagram Story on Feb. 19, 2024.Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Jeremy Renner/Instagram
Hiddleston himself later headed to the People’s Choice Awards stage Sunday to accept the award for sci-fi/fantasy show of the yearfor the second season of his Marvel/Disney+ seriesLoki. The actor thanked his fiancéeZawe Ashtonduring his acceptance speech and reminisced on his years-long journey as the Loki character.
“I have played Loki for 14 years, and the journey has meant the world to me,” Hiddleston said during the ceremony. “I couldn’t have done it without you; your passion, your curiosity and your love for Loki is the reason I’m standing here.”
Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Renner on Feb. 18, 2024.Rich Polk/NBC via Getty Images
Rich Polk/NBC via Getty Images
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Renner and Hiddleston’s working relationship with Marvel dates back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s earliest entries. Renner’s Hawkeye character first appeared in 2011’sThor, which also first introduced audiences to Hiddleston’s Loki. The characters further intersected in 2012’sThe Avengers, in which Loki brainwashed Hawkeye into acting as a secondary antagonist for the rest of the superhero team to fight.
Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hiddleston filming ‘The Avengers’ on Sept. 2, 2011.Kristin Callahan/Shutterstock
Kristin Callahan/Shutterstock
Both actors helped Marvel venture into streaming television with their Disney+ spinoff series.Loki’sseason 2 finaleleft it unclear whether Hiddleston’s character will return for more multiverse adventures, while Renner last appeared in theHawkeyeseries, which shifted his character towards amentor rolefor newcomer Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld).
“I’m always game,” Renner recently toldEntertainment Tonight, when asked if he will return to playing Hawkeye moving forward. “I’m gonna be strong enough, that’s for sure. I’ll be ready.”
source: people.com
