Looks like
Marvel Studios has set its sights on their
Kate Bishop for the
MCU, as
Variety reports that
Academy Award nominated actress and singer
Hailee Steinfeld has been tapped to play
Kate Bishop in
Marvel and
Disney's upcoming "
Hawkeye" TV Series for
Disney Plus!
Steinfeld, who got her nomination from her breakout role as
Mattie Ross in "
True Grit" and also starred in last December's "
Bumblebee", will be joining veteran MCU actor
Jeremy Renner in the series - who reprises his role as the original
Hawkeye Clint Barton. A member of the
Young Avengers, Kate Bishop first appeared in the eponymous series as one of the founding members of teenage superheroes gathering together to honor the memory of the
Avengers. She has since come into her own as a hero, sharing the name "Hawkeye" with the blessing of her mentor and fellow archer Clint Barton.
This will be Hailee's second Marvel character to play if ever, as she also voiced
Spider-Gwen/ Gwen Stacy in the Academy Award winning animated film "
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"! No word yet on when the exact release date of "Hawkeye" will be, but it's expected to come to Disney Plus on 2021.