After much speculation about the cast of the upcoming superhero extravaganza, “The Avengers,” it appears some solid bit of news has surfaced, and this is thanks to writer/director Joss Whedon himself. Jeremy Renner, the Oscar-nominated star of Kathryn Bigelow’s much-ballyhooed Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” last year will be playing Hawkeye. Take a look.