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Jeremy Renner ‘Know He’ll Never Be the Same’ 2 Years After Accident, Just ‘Grateful to Be Here’
Jeremy Renner’s writing a book about his recent life-and-death ordeal and a source exclusively tells Life & Style the actor’s planning to lay it all out in grisly emotional detail.
“He may have survived a horrendous snowplow accident, but he’ll be in recovery and chronic pain for the rest of his life,” the source says of the action hero’s death-defying episode. In January, 2023, Jeremy, 53, attempted to jump back into the cab of a runaway snow plow. His foot caught the treads of the seven-ton “tank-like” vehicle as it barreled forward, sucking him underneath and breaking 38 bones. The insider laments that after an accident that horrific he may be able to heal, but “he’ll have that post-traumatic stress regardless.”
Despite the lingering damage the actor will deal with in the future, Jeremy is in extremely good spirits – at least publicly, for a man who had his eye squeezed out of his head – and “wants people to know he’s doing all that he can to get through the day.”
The Marvel super hero discussed his ordeal and his upcoming book at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, saying, “It’ll be two years in January, and I am very, very proud to overcome a great adversity in my life, and I’m forever grateful for all the love and support I’ve gotten from people all around the world, even those I never knew existed, that helped propel me to get better, and it’s the only thing that really kind of defines me in my life at this point.”
The actor even declared, “I did die, and I came back, and I came back for a reason, and nothing to do with me. If it was my choice, I’d rather stay. But I came back, and I’m glad I’m back,” adding, “I’m writing a book about it.”
The rebound from nearly-dead-and-gone to indulging in a new lease on life is nothing short of incredible. The insider say’s Jeremy has been trying everything to bring himself back from the brink, and make his life even more meaningful going forward.
“He’s reprogramming his brain to deal with the pain including mindful meditation, relaxation exercises, grading exposure to pain, plus help from professionals,” the insider says.
The Hawkeye star is confident he can now see the best things in life, telling the film-festival crowd, “I can say that now coming out of it, but great blessings unto the love and support of all the people I have in my life. And there’s nothing better than that – the only thing that matters in my life.”
While Jeremy has already returned to acting, he acknowledges his life may be different going forward as he deals with the after-effects of the accident, but said he doesn’t “think of it as limitations,” adding, “even though I’m 25% titanium, so f–k Iron Man.”
The source says, “He knows he’ll never be the same, but he’s grateful to be here in whatever shape or form and to be able to work and be around to watch his daughter grow up.”
“He’s staying focused on his kid, career and doing good works. He used to be a selfish kind of guy who wasn’t very nice to women in his early Hollywood years, but the accident made him a better person.”
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