Jeremy Renner gives health update as return to work is 'dicey' after near-fatal snowplough crush
Jeremy Renner shared a health update saying he's "feeling pretty great" although going back to work after his traumatizing snow plow accident had him feeling "a little dicey strength-wise."
The actor has been recovering from a snow plough accident on New Year's Day in 2023 where he was run over by a 14,330 pounds snow plow trying to help move his nephew's truck and rescue his nephew. Jeremy suffered from extensive injuries like more than 30 broken bones and blunt chest trauma such as a collapsed lung and pierced liver.
He appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday and started with a health update: "I'm feeling pretty great. I'm feeling pretty strong. Starting the season this year at the beginning of the year was a little dicey, strength-wise, but by the end of it, usually you're pretty shattered energy-wise but I feel pretty strong."
Jeremy Renner's face as he is talking
GMA co-anchor George Stephanopoulos asked specifically it was "stamina or strength" to his response to which Jeremy replied back: "It's both. Like the endurance was not very good but I'm better on both ends now. I feel really, really strong and really, really happy."
The Marvel star talked about running as a clip is shown of him running post the accident and he explained that it's about "setting intention and setting goals." He also elaborating that him sprinting is about agility and movement which are important things to him as he works on getting better at it as well as gaining more strength.
He confirmed to George, GMA co-anchors Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan that he is writing a book that will "hopefully" be completed this year. He explained how the process of writing the book has been "something pretty healing [and] cathartic." It is helping him "unpack throughout the near-death experience, and life and death, and all things recovery and things learned throughout that process."
Jeremy Renner in all black, smiling
Robin asked about Jeremy returning to film the current season of his Paramount+ show, Mayor of Kingstown. The Hawkeye star detailed the experience of returning back to work on the crime drama, airing season three on June 2.
"I had to cross the threshold of like, 'do I want to tell fictional stories?' I'm worried about real life, putting a foot in front of another to walk, right? So once I crossed that... the production was really great." Jeremy shared.
Jeremy complimented the production and cast and crew for being great as he had to "physically and emotionally lean" on them. The 53 year old actor also said that they "compensated with scheduling and stuff" so he could get stronger. Also he talked about how he flipping his thinking helped, instead of thinking he was going to Pittsburgh to film, he considered working as another step to his recovery and the show was on the side.