Jeremy Renner ’s return as Clint Barton in Hawkeye was one of the more grounded highlights of Marvel’s Disney+ era. The first season was equal parts holiday adventure and character sendoff, but it was never officially billed as the end for Renner’s Hawkeye.

In an excerpt posted to TikTok on Thursday, May 1, from an interview that Renner gave to the High Performance app, the actor claimed he was offered “half” of his salary from the first season of the Disney+ series in which he starred as the titular character.