Jeremy Renner Reveals He ‘Didn’t Want’ to Survive His Snowplow Crash
Not gonna lie, this one’s a mood swing: Jeremy Renner just opened up about how, after that terrifying snowplow accident, he “didn’t want to come back.” The Marvel star’s confession landed in a new Vanity Fair feature (May issue) and it’s as stark as it sounds. According to People Magazine, Renner recounted the January 1, 2023 incident at his Nevada property, where a routine snow-clearing job went sideways in seconds. He and a neighbor were tackling a drifts when the plow’s blade snagged a curbstone, flipping the machine and pinning Renner’s leg under his truck. What followed was harrowing: he lost nearly five liters of blood en route to Reno’s Renown Regional Medical Center, slipped in and out of consciousness, and endured multiple surgeries to save his crushed limbs.
Entertainment Tonight reports that doctors gave him a slim chance of walking again, let alone carrying on the Avengers gig. Renner’s ribs punctured a lung, and a devasting fracture left him on the brink of amputation—yet he somehow clawed back. In that same VF profile, he admits the injury felt like “a check-out moment,” as hypovolemic shock distorted his reality. The adrenaline hit and morphine haze made waking up a choice he briefly didn’t want to make.
Post-op life? A blur of physical therapy, transfusions, emotional whiplash, and Zoom calls with Marvel suits scrambling to reschedule Hawkeye 2. The Hollywood Reporter adds that Renner logged nearly 10 hours a day in rehab, relearning to walk, lift a glass, even tie his shoe. Social media caught his grin when he managed a few steps—proof that life is messy and miraculous in equal measure.
On Howard Stern’s show, he joked about limping into the studio and “genuinely evaluating if the afterlife had better Wi-Fi.” Beneath that quip, though, lies the truth of a man reshaped by trauma. He’s candid about PTSD flashes, phantom pain, and wondering if the next role is worth all that risk.
So what’s next? Renner hints at a low-key indie project, maybe even a directing gig—anything to stay grounded after nearly floating away. His experimental memoir drops this fall, promising raw self-interrogation and behind-the-scenes hospital-room drama. If the teaser is any indication, this is one comeback that’s more than skin-deep. Anyway, that’s the deal. Do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Tonight, The Hollywood Reporter
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