
The news overlapped with many others that celebrated the start of the year: the life of the actor Jeremy Rennerprotagonist of the Oscar-winning film In hostile landwas hanging by a thread. A nearly six-ton snowplow, which he had driven to clear a path in which his nephew was stuck, crushed him. The vehicle had slid towards him and by the time he realized it, it was too late. For a few days, his survival was not guaranteed and some media even accidentally published his obituary.
It took Jeremy Renner more than two months to be able to walk. Acting took him a little longer: he left halfway through a series with Taylor Sheridan, Mayor of Kingstownwhich he resumed as soon as he could get in front of a camera. However, his return to feature film was in a comedy (which was not bad at all, given the gloomy circumstances) which had a title, yes, quite ironic: dead people. This is the third part of Daggers in the back and for Jeremy Renner, it was quite an experience.
How was Jeremy Renner’s return to cinema?
At 54 (he celebrated it in the hospital in the days following his accident), Jeremy Renner has experienced all types of filming: chaotic, ambitious, serene and second rate. But none like that of Backstabbing: From the Deadbecause I placed it under lights that I didn’t know if they would illuminate it again.
Contrary to usual, this return did not happen in a feature film without consequence, with a limited audience, which allows him to slim down almost in private, but in a title which will probably have thousands of viewers. All very informed about the personal drama of one of their actors.
And what was the first film of the rest of his life for Jeremy Renner? Well, according to Variety, anything but a movie. “I felt very supported. There was such camaraderie and harmony between all of us, which is common in a film like this. But, in reality, For me, it wasn’t like a movie, but like a theatrical performance.. We were always together, just inches apart, even when we were playing. When you have to shoot a film with 15 people, you spend a lot of time with them. And it made me think we were putting on a play. “It’s wonderful to return to a job you love with great people and they’re excited to see you again.”