Summary
Mayor of Kingstownactor Taylor Handley kindly reflects on Jeremy Renner’s return to the series. Handley plays Kyle in the popular Paramount+ drama series alongside Renner’s Mike McCluskey. The cast also includes Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Emma Laird, Hamish Allan-Headley, Derek Webster, and Nishi Munshi.
In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant,Handley praises Renner’s return to the screen forMayor of Kingstown. Handley mentioned that “it was very emotional but at the same time it was very inspiring” to see Renner come back from his injuries. He went on to retell an anecdote about Renner standing up and moving around only 90 days after his accident. Handley said that “recovery was just exponential from there” because Renner is so “strong-willed” and thus able to make the recovery happen. Check out the full quote from Handley below:
Well, it was very emotional but at the same time it was very inspiring. In the middle of his recovery, I got to see him a few times and hang out with him. And I never forget, it was about 90 days out from his accident and I was over at his house and we were hanging out and some weights came to the front door. He had ordered some weights and he was sitting at the couch and we were chatting and then the weights came in. And so I was like, “Oh, I’ll move the weights inside.” So I go to move the weights inside and I’m opening up the weights. So I was like, I can put these together. And all of a sudden he’s standing up and I’m behind. I’m like, “What are you doing standing up? This is crazy.” And then he starts putting the weights together and he starts lifting the weights and it’s like 90 days out from that.
And so from then on I was like, oh. And just knowing him and his mindset and how he’s not one to let anything get him down I was like, oh, we are golden. And to me, I don’t know, it seemed like the just recovery was just exponential from there. He had great care and he’s just really strong-willed and made it happen. And that’s why it was so inspiring. And I’ll say this, it was a year year from when it happened to when we were shooting. Any other person, I don’t know. But he is a marvel, no doubt.
Renner’s Acting Comeback Explained
Renner Suffered A Near-Fatal Accident In Early 2023
Renner’s intensive recovery came after theactor suffered a near-fatal accident at the beginning of 2023. After a January storm, Renner was attempting to clear snow from his driveway on a riding snowplow. When he lost control of the machine, and it started heading towards his nephew, Renner tried to jump back onto it and regain control and ended up being struck by the plow. As a result, Renner suffered extensive injuries, including multiple broken bones, and spent months in recovery.
Mayor of Kingstownseason 3was Renner’s comeback to acting. The new episodes began filming in January 2024,just over one year after Renner’s accident. While, according to actors like Handley, Renner has been very strong throughout the recovery process. Renner mentioned in an interview that he may have pushed himself too far, as he later felt that he “wasn’t quite physically ready” despite his mental preparedness for the role.
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Since then, Renner has said that he will not be taking on “challenging” roles during his current recovery period, in order to save his body. This is not to say that Renner is slowing down, however, asMayor of Kingstownis not the only project on Renner’s slate in the coming months. Renner was also cast in a part in thehighly anticipatedWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. BetweenMayor of Kingstownand theKnives Outfilm, Renner is on his way back to acting, and it is a return that is certainly inspiring.
Mayor of Kingstown
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Mayor of Kingstown, released in 2021, is a crime thriller series set in a small Michigan town where the McClusky family wields influence among police, criminals, and politicians. As power brokers, they navigate the complexities of a community reliant on the business of incarceration.
