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Jeremy Renner Says ‘I Don’t Have the Energy’ to Play Complex, ‘Challenging’ Characters Since His Near-Death Experience

Jeremy Renner tells "Smartless" "I don't have the energy" to play complex, "challenging" characters since his snowplow accident.

Jeremy Renner is back and better than ever starring in Season 3 of Paramount+’s “Mayor of Kingstown.” But the two-time Oscar nominee admitted that if it weren’t for his comfortability with the role of Mike McLusky after playing him since 2021, he’d have trouble getting into the headspace required for a good performance. I don’t have the fuel,” Renner told “Smartless” podcast hosts Sean Hayes, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett on Monday’s episode. Elsewhere in the interview, Renner gave behind-the-scenes stories of working with Ben Affleck on “The Town,” reflected on the bevy of offers that came his way after his Oscar nomination for “The Hurt Locker” in 2008 and shared how he’s writing a book about his life experience in recent years.

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