Hailee Steinfeld Lands ‘Hawkeye’ Role for Marvel?

According to a recent rumor, Disney+ offered Oscar-Nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee) the lead role in the upcoming Hawkeye television series alongside Jeremy Renner.

The series reportedly follows Clint Barton a.k.a. Hawkeye, as he trains his new protegé, Kate Bishop. In the comics, Bishop eventually replaces Barton as Hawkeye, and all indications say that this ‘passing of the torch’ occurs during the series. Bishop is a fan-favorite younger Marvel character.

Steinfeld has the star power to bring the character to the big screen in the future. There isn’t any indication from Marvel whether Bishop would make the jump to the MCU.

Bishop debuted in 2005’s Young Avengers #1, by artist Jim Cheung and Wonder Woman scribe Allan Heinberg. During the series, Clint Barton is dead (Avengers #502), and in #12 Bishop takes the name Hawkeye. She is an amateur athlete, who becomes a superhero by accident.

A couple of digital artists tried their hands at realizing Steinfeld as Kate Bishop. Check out their posts below:

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@haileesteinfeld as Kate Bishop ! – Woo! According to sources online, it seems @Marvel has their eyes on casting the beautiful and talented Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop for the upcoming Hawkeye series! Really love the casting, and it’d be pretty cool to see her in another superhero role too! Hope you like this little edit I made, Enjoy ! – Follow me to see more! @mizuriofficial

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The Hawkeye series premieres on Disney+ during Fall 2021.

[Variety]