Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans Saw Jeremy Renner After Accident

Avengers, assemble! Jeremy Renner’s Marvel costars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson visited him after his near-fatal snowplow accident — and are grateful he survived.

“I used to be actually so f—king completely happy to see him,” Johansson, 38, informed Selection in a canopy story interview revealed on Tuesday, Could 9. “I didn’t know if I used to be ever going to see him once more.”

The Hawkeye actor, 52 — who was starred alongside the Black Widow actress in a number of Marvel motion pictures — was practically killed after being crushed by a snowplow on New 12 months’s Day in Reno, Nevada. Renner later recalled to Jimmy Kimmel that he broke “35 or so” bones within the January incident, after which he was airlifted to a close-by hospital and underwent surgical procedure for his quite a few accidents.

“He’s a really non secular particular person normally and a really soulful particular person. And you may see that in his work. It comes by way of,” Johansson informed Selection about her observations in seeing Renner after the accident, gushing that the Harm Locker star is “thriving.”

“He has such a depth to him. And I simply was so completely happy to see that he’s vigorous and light-weight, and he’s additionally hilarious,” she continued. “We laughed so much.”

Evans, who was with Johansson as they visited Renner in Los Angeles, agreed. “No tears in any respect. Numerous laughs and smiles and hugs,” the Captain America star, 41, recalled. “Go away it to Jeremy to take one thing this probably tragic and switch it into one thing so inspiring.”

​Within the wake of his near-death expertise, Renner has been optimistic about his restoration.

“Morning exercises, resolutions all modified this specific new years … Spawned from tragedy for my complete household, and shortly centered into uniting actionable love ❤️,” the two-time Oscar nominee shared by way of Instagram a number of weeks after the accident. “I wish to thank EVERYONE for his or her messages and thoughtfulness for my household and I … A lot love and appreciation to you all. These 30 plus damaged bones will mend, develop stronger, similar to the love and bond with household and pals deepens. Love and blessings to you all 🙏❤️🙏.”

The Rennervations star has additionally maintained his humorousness — “My eye did come out, that’s bizarre,” he later quipped to Kimmel about certainly one of his extra ugly accidents — referring to himself because the “Tin Man” whereas sharing an replace about his restoration on Friday, Could 5.

“I’ve determined to push by way of the ache of progress(this rattling shattered tibia) and take the brand new components for a tiny check drive,” Renner captioned an Instagram video of himself understanding. “The physique is miraculous …. Despite the fact that I really feel just like the Tin Man, needing oil for all my new joints (hips, knees, ankles, tibia and so forth ) . Inspired after this heat as much as press on ( don’t inform my PT). 😂.”

Renner was critically injured in January whereas utilizing a snowplow after a snowstorm. As he recalled in a sit-down with Diane Sawyer final month, the City actor was working a big snowplow with the intention to assist his 27-year-old nephew, Alex Fries, get a automotive out of the snow within the driveway. In an effort to be certain his nephew was protected in between the automotive and the snowplow, Renner leaned midway out of the automobile — solely to fall beneath it.

“I simply occurred to be the dummy standing on the dang observe slightly bit, seeing if my nephew was there,” Renner recalled. “You have to be contained in the automobile whenever you’re working [it,] you realize what I imply? It’s type of like driving a automotive along with your foot outdoors the automotive … It’s what it was. And it’s my mistake, and I paid for it.”

Fries remembered seeing his uncle mendacity in a “pool of blood.” “I didn’t assume he was alive,” Renner’s nephew informed Sawyer.

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Renner mentioned he owed his life to his nephew and his neighbors, who helped Fries take care of his uncle whereas ready for an ambulance.