In an interview with Diane Sawyer (77), Jeremy Renner (52) talks about his dramatic snow plow accident in early January. The incident happened near Renner’s home in Reno, Nevada. The actor was trying to get back into his snow plow when it started rolling away and rolled toward his nephew. Renner fell under the vehicle, which weighed tons, and was seriously injured. In a first clip for the ABC interview, which will air in full on April 6, the ‘Avengers’ star says he would “do it all over again” to save his nephew.
This also has its say in the ABC special. “I just ran up to him,” says Renner’s nephew in the emotional conversation, looking back on the moment when he found his uncle with his head covered in blood. “I didn’t think he was alive.” Renner goes on to say that he clearly remembers the pain of the accident. “I was awake every moment,” says the actor, who also describes his great will to survive. “I chose to survive,” he tells Sawyer in “Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph.” “You’re not going to kill me. No way.”
The actor was rushed to a local hospital in critical but stable condition following his accident and required surgery. He had sustained numerous injuries, including 30 broken bones in his knee, ankle, shin, collarbone, shoulder and jaw, among others. In the special, Sawyer reads the list of injuries and calls them “appalling”. The presenter also mentions that Renner said “I’m sorry” to his family in sign language in the hospital. The actor bursts into tears at the thought of it in the interview.
Renner will also return to the red carpet in two weeks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is expected at an event in Los Angeles on April 11. The reason for the event is Renner’s new documentary series “Rennervations”, which will be released on April 12 in four episodes on the Disney streaming service.
After the appearance on the red carpet, Renner will take part in a question/answer session, it is said. In advance, Renner had announced the format as his heart project, which also helped him through the difficult time after the accident: “It’s one of my greatest passions and the driving force behind my recovery. I can’t wait for the world to face.”
