Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.Photo: MarvelJeremy Rennerhas adjusted his priorities since becoming a father.The two-time Academy Award nominee, 50,recalled giving Marvel an ultimatumafter his daughterAva Berlin, 8½, was born in 2013, tellingMen’s Healthhe spent a year and a half commuting from London to Los Angeles for weekend visits, sometimes only getting to see her for a few hours.“It taught me how to have the nuts to say, ‘Everyone, f— off. It’s my time with my daughter,'” Renner explained, adding that he wasn’t concerned with keeping his role as Clint Barton (a.k.a. Hawkeye). “I said, ‘Fine, recast me. I’m going to be here with my daughter.’ It was pretty gnarly.“He now requires weekend visits with Ava for every project he takes. “Acting and everything else goes out the window until my daughter says, ‘I want to hang out with my friends, and I don’t want to be around you so much, Daddy,'” Renner said.Renner raved about Ava, of whom he shares joint custody with ex-wifeSonni Pacheco. “I never knew that resting face I have could be beautiful. It’s not on me. It is on her, on Ava,” he said.Jeremy Renner/Instagram.TheWind Riveractorwent through a tumultuous splitwith Pacheco after shefiled for divorcein December 2014, less than a year after theytied the knotthat January.Although the divorce was finalized in 2015, Pacheco filed a request for sole legal and physical custody of Ava in 2019. Soon after, she accused him ofdrug use and threatening to kill her, which Renner’s lawyer told PEOPLE was a “one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind.““The well-being of his daughter Ava has always been and continues to be the primary focus for Jeremy,” the attorney added. Last year, Renneraccused Pacheco of misappropriating nearly $50,000from Ava’s trust fund.RELATED VIDEO: Hailee Steinfeld ‘Honored’ to Be in Marvel’s HAWKEYE Series: ‘It’s Been a Really Fun Journey’Renner shows off his paternal side in the upcoming Disney+ limited seriesHawkeye, his first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He takes on a sinister force from his past, alongsideHailee Steinfeldas Kate Bishop, the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest archer,” whom Hawkeye takes under his wing.“That was always my role. Outside of acting in the thing, I was protecting her and giving her the CliffsNotes on how it goes with this kind of filmmaking: Green screen, superhero life, all that stuff,” RennertoldEntertainment Weeklyin July of working with Steinfeld, 24. “I just wanted to protect her, because there’s a lot of physical stuff. She’s a wonderful actress, a wonderful human, and I can’t wait to see all the cool stuff that she’s able to do.“Hawkeyepremieres Nov. 24 on Disney+.

Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.Photo: Marvel

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Jeremy Rennerhas adjusted his priorities since becoming a father.The two-time Academy Award nominee, 50,recalled giving Marvel an ultimatumafter his daughterAva Berlin, 8½, was born in 2013, tellingMen’s Healthhe spent a year and a half commuting from London to Los Angeles for weekend visits, sometimes only getting to see her for a few hours.“It taught me how to have the nuts to say, ‘Everyone, f— off. It’s my time with my daughter,'” Renner explained, adding that he wasn’t concerned with keeping his role as Clint Barton (a.k.a. Hawkeye). “I said, ‘Fine, recast me. I’m going to be here with my daughter.’ It was pretty gnarly.“He now requires weekend visits with Ava for every project he takes. “Acting and everything else goes out the window until my daughter says, ‘I want to hang out with my friends, and I don’t want to be around you so much, Daddy,'” Renner said.Renner raved about Ava, of whom he shares joint custody with ex-wifeSonni Pacheco. “I never knew that resting face I have could be beautiful. It’s not on me. It is on her, on Ava,” he said.Jeremy Renner/Instagram.TheWind Riveractorwent through a tumultuous splitwith Pacheco after shefiled for divorcein December 2014, less than a year after theytied the knotthat January.Although the divorce was finalized in 2015, Pacheco filed a request for sole legal and physical custody of Ava in 2019. Soon after, she accused him ofdrug use and threatening to kill her, which Renner’s lawyer told PEOPLE was a “one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind.““The well-being of his daughter Ava has always been and continues to be the primary focus for Jeremy,” the attorney added. Last year, Renneraccused Pacheco of misappropriating nearly $50,000from Ava’s trust fund.RELATED VIDEO: Hailee Steinfeld ‘Honored’ to Be in Marvel’s HAWKEYE Series: ‘It’s Been a Really Fun Journey’Renner shows off his paternal side in the upcoming Disney+ limited seriesHawkeye, his first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He takes on a sinister force from his past, alongsideHailee Steinfeldas Kate Bishop, the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest archer,” whom Hawkeye takes under his wing.“That was always my role. Outside of acting in the thing, I was protecting her and giving her the CliffsNotes on how it goes with this kind of filmmaking: Green screen, superhero life, all that stuff,” RennertoldEntertainment Weeklyin July of working with Steinfeld, 24. “I just wanted to protect her, because there’s a lot of physical stuff. She’s a wonderful actress, a wonderful human, and I can’t wait to see all the cool stuff that she’s able to do.“Hawkeyepremieres Nov. 24 on Disney+.

Jeremy Rennerhas adjusted his priorities since becoming a father.

The two-time Academy Award nominee, 50,recalled giving Marvel an ultimatumafter his daughterAva Berlin, 8½, was born in 2013, tellingMen’s Healthhe spent a year and a half commuting from London to Los Angeles for weekend visits, sometimes only getting to see her for a few hours.

“It taught me how to have the nuts to say, ‘Everyone, f— off. It’s my time with my daughter,'” Renner explained, adding that he wasn’t concerned with keeping his role as Clint Barton (a.k.a. Hawkeye). “I said, ‘Fine, recast me. I’m going to be here with my daughter.’ It was pretty gnarly.”

He now requires weekend visits with Ava for every project he takes. “Acting and everything else goes out the window until my daughter says, ‘I want to hang out with my friends, and I don’t want to be around you so much, Daddy,'” Renner said.

Renner raved about Ava, of whom he shares joint custody with ex-wifeSonni Pacheco. “I never knew that resting face I have could be beautiful. It’s not on me. It is on her, on Ava,” he said.

Jeremy Renner/Instagram.

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TheWind Riveractorwent through a tumultuous splitwith Pacheco after shefiled for divorcein December 2014, less than a year after theytied the knotthat January.

Although the divorce was finalized in 2015, Pacheco filed a request for sole legal and physical custody of Ava in 2019. Soon after, she accused him ofdrug use and threatening to kill her, which Renner’s lawyer told PEOPLE was a “one-sided account made with a specific goal in mind.”

“The well-being of his daughter Ava has always been and continues to be the primary focus for Jeremy,” the attorney added. Last year, Renneraccused Pacheco of misappropriating nearly $50,000from Ava’s trust fund.

RELATED VIDEO: Hailee Steinfeld ‘Honored’ to Be in Marvel’s HAWKEYE Series: ‘It’s Been a Really Fun Journey’

Renner shows off his paternal side in the upcoming Disney+ limited seriesHawkeye, his first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He takes on a sinister force from his past, alongsideHailee Steinfeldas Kate Bishop, the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest archer,” whom Hawkeye takes under his wing.

“That was always my role. Outside of acting in the thing, I was protecting her and giving her the CliffsNotes on how it goes with this kind of filmmaking: Green screen, superhero life, all that stuff,” RennertoldEntertainment Weeklyin July of working with Steinfeld, 24. “I just wanted to protect her, because there’s a lot of physical stuff. She’s a wonderful actress, a wonderful human, and I can’t wait to see all the cool stuff that she’s able to do.”

Hawkeyepremieres Nov. 24 on Disney+.

source: people.com