What changes did the Avengers: Endgame filmmakers make to Natasha Romanoff's sacrifice scene on Vormir?

According to Jeremy Renner, the Hawkeye actor, the original plan was for a "galactic" battle with Thanos' forces crashing the party, but they ultimately went with a more intimate farewell between Natasha and Clint Barton.

Why is Jeremy Renner glad the Avengers: Endgame team made changes to Natasha's Vormir sacrifice?

Renner says the simpler, more intimate approach landed the emotional beat the filmmakers were chasing, and the quiet devastation is more powerful than the originally planned spectacle.

How did the Russo brothers and Endgame writers approach the film's biggest character deaths?

As Renner explains, when the movie goes quiet, it goes for the jugular, with the theatrical Vormir sequence narrowing to just Natasha and Clint wrestling over who gets to make the sacrifice.

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Hawkeye Star Shares Secrets of Avengers: Endgame's Emotional Sacrifice Scene

12 Nov

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Summary

Natasha Romanoff's sacrifice on Vormir was initially planned as a "galactic" battle
Changes were made to make the scene more intimate between Natasha and Clint
Jeremy Renner, the actor behind Hawkeye, is glad they went with the simpler approach

Hawkeye Star Shares Secrets of Avengers: Endgame's Emotional Sacrifice Scene

According to Avengers: Endgame star Jeremy Renner, the film's heartbreaking Vormir sequence was initially conceived as a large-scale, "galactic" skirmish before the filmmakers decided to scale it down. Renner, who plays Hawkeye, shared this behind-the-scenes nugget during a recent Space Con 2025 panel.

The actor explained that Marvel had initially planned for Thanos' forces to crash the party on Vormir, leading to a chaotic battle as Black Widow sprinted through blaster fire before making the soul-for-a-soul leap. However, the filmmakers ultimately opted for a more intimate, two-friends-on-a-cliff goodbye between Natasha and Clint.