Hawkeye: The recipe works though …

Hawkeye is the new miniseries of the Marvel universe, which will be released at the end of the year exclusively on Disney +. We discover Kate Bishop, the new generation of the archery expert superhero. What is the value of this dive into a New York decked out in Christmas colors?

Disney continues the launch of video on demand to build audience loyalty and releases, on the Disney + platform, the first two episodes of the series Hawkeye. A wise choice for the end of the year 2021: the episodes will indeed follow the temporality of the public and have for a setting the city of New York adorned for the end of the year holidays and filled with passers-by busy doing their shopping. Xmas. The series producer, a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe creative team, highlights how this choice creates a feeling for the viewer of “coming home”: what is more familiar in the cinema than snow-covered New York streets adorned with Christmas garlands?

Hawkeye is above all the story of a handover: we find the jaded hero Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) as a family man marked by his last clashes under the costume of Hawkeye. His meeting with the young heiress Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) marks the turning point of his career as a declining hero: his confrontation with the street gang that plagues the streets of New York marks the beginning of a collaboration that has made its mark. evidence – grumpy experienced hero and goofy but ambitious young rookie.

Hawkeye assumes its target – and its artificiality: the series appears visibly as intended for a rather young audience, to the point of giving some hints of the Disney Channel series sometimes (the lair of Kate Bishop, urban loft decorated with neon lights and standard series decor par excellence , is a telling example). The recipe works nonetheless: fans of the Marvel universe will find Clint Barton as an anchor (excellent father caught up in his past), newcomers will attach themselves to that of Kate Bishop (a rich little girl eager to make her evidence). In an interview, Hailee Steinfeld smiles at the idea that her character will make an impression and that her attributes – black hood, bow and arrows – will be among the most popular disguises of 2022.