Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye series has added The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga to the cast in a key role. The Academy Award-nominated actress joins an ensemble of new additions to the team that includes Fra Fee, Alaqua Cox, Zahn McClarnon, and Better Call Saul‘s Tony Dalton.
Spearheaded by head writer Jonathan Igla, Hawkeye is set to follow Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton as he trains Kate Bishop to take over his title while also further exploring the archer’s time as the vigilante Ronin. Production on the Disney+ series began in late November and the set photos that emerged confirmed Hailee Steinfeld will portray Bishop after months of speculation regarding whether or not she was still in the running for the role.
Variety reports Farmiga will portray Kate’s mother Eleanor Bishop, a character from the comics who at one point was revealed to have been the mastermind behind the machinations of her daughter’s nemesis Madame Masque. Dalton, perhaps best known for his role as Lalo Salamanca in AMC’s Better Call Saul, will play Jack Duquesne, a potentially new incarnation of the comic book character Jacques Duquesne, a.k.a. Swordsman. Alternating between hero and villain in the comics, Swordsman was responsible for training a young Barton before turning to a life of crime and falling out with his former pupil. Hawkeye will also mark the onscreen debut of Cox, who will portray Maya Lopez/Echo, a deaf Native American superhero with the ability to mimic another person’s fighting moves. The character is traditionally depicted as a supporting player in Marvel Comics’ Daredevil stories.
McClarnon will take on the role of William Lopez, a character who will probably be a new take on Echo’s father Willie “Crazy Horse” Lincoln from the comics. Similarly, Fee’s character Kazi is likely a contemporary version of the mercenary villain Kazimierz Kazimierczak, a.k.a. Clown. The group of newcomers will also be joined by Florence Pugh, who reprises her role as Yelena Belova from Marvel Studios’ Black Widow.
Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye is just one of multiple MCU shows being developed for Disney+ as part of the company’s Phase 4 slate. While many will focus on already-established supporting characters, others will introduce new characters to the MCU before they appear in the feature films, including Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk.
WandaVision will officially launch Marvel Studio’s slate of Disney+ projects when the series debuts in January. With the entire line-up of 2020 MCU films postponed until the following year, WandaVision will also mark the beginning of Marvel Studios’ Phase 4.
Hawkeye is scheduled to premiere exclusively on Disney on a yet-to-be-determined date.
Source: Variety
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