Jeremy Renner is back at work The mayor of Kingstown and feels a mixture of emotions.
The actor, 53, tells PEOPLE while filming his new Super Bowl ad for Silk that he’s “a little scared” to return to work on the Paramount+ show — his first project since his life-threatening snowplow accident in January 2023.
“I don’t know if I’m looking forward to it. Again, I’m trying to take everything step by step here. It’s one foot in front of the other. Then you walk,” he says of his mindset about returning to set.
“I think I’m excited when I’m there and I get into a rhythm there. I’m excited about the character and, of course, all the people involved and everything in the story, but as for me, I’m just at the threshold of trusting the work,” he adds.
Renner says the show is “grueling” because it requires between 14 and 18 hours of work “in the freezing cold outside in Pittsburgh.”
His health adds even more stress to the situation, as he is “afraid of slipping and falling” since he doesn’t have all his “lower body strength” at his previous level. He’s “excited” to be back, though.
Jeremy Renner says it was ‘important’ to drive his snowplow again: ‘I’m going straight into the eye of the storm’
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eremy Renner attends the grand opening of Level 8 at Moxy Downtown LA on September 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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On Jan. 10, Renner returned to the set for the first time and admitted he was “nervous” about it in a candid Instagram post.
“Hopefully this works out so I can REALLY pull this off for our production and more importantly for the @mayorofkingstown @paramountplus fans,” he wrote in the caption.
At the same time, Paramount+ officially announced that production has begun on the upcoming third season of the series, which “follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the closing business is the only successful industry,” according to the release.
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Jeremy Renner attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Disney+ Original Series “Rennervations” at Regency Village Theater on April 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jeremy Renner shares impressive progress on 10th anniversary of snow plow accident
Just a few weeks before returning to the set The mayor of KingstownRenner celebrated one year since the accident and the tremendous progress he has made.
“A friend reminded me that I came home from intensive care a year ago,” he wrote on his Instagram Story above a photo of himself at the gym, looking incredibly good, considering the 30 bones he’s broken and the numerous surgeries he’s undergone. “Lucky man…”
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Within a year of the accident, the Avengers star is focusing his energy on being grateful for his recovery and the overwhelming support he’s received since.
“I am full of gratitude and excitement unlike [anything] It felt like a really, really long time, you know?” he told PEOPLE in April at the premiere of his Disney+ series Renervations, which was his first public appearance after the accident. “Because it’s not a movie that I’m promoting. It’s not a show… it’s my life, man, this is what I do.”
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