Cast Party: Who Should Star in a Netflix ‘Hawkeye’ Series?

Forget Jeremy Renner; Paul is a born Hawkeye. He has this way, as amply demonstrated in Breaking Bad, of seeming like a very very intelligent guy who's simultaneously a complete idiot. That's Clint Barton.

Kiyoko got her start at Disney and played Aja in that Jem and the Holograms movie that nobody saw. My favorite thing about her is her ability to react to things with only facial expressions. That's really important for Kate. It's also a skill that Aubrey Plaza has, and I know people are ready to tell me she's the only one for this role. But Plaza is in her 30s and only five years younger than Paul. In this story, Kate needs to be more of a kid than that, if only so that her maturity can be surprising.

Gaffigan is the middle-aged white schlub of the moment, and I feel like he can find the funny in the "Hawkguy" gag.

Ivan isn't drawn as a giant, exactly, but being big and intimidating is important for the character, and nobody's bigger than the Big Show. I don't know if he can do an accent, but I don't know that Ivan exactly needs a realistic accent. He mostly just says "bro" a lot.

Keep in mind that Chianese is ten years older than he was in The Sopranos, even if I couldn't find a good recent photo. I like the irony of Dominic Chianese playing a non-Italian mobster, and I'm betting he still has the acting chops to pull it off.

Man, this guy's creepy. Stevens is creepy too (witness The Guest). A perfect match.

Cole is very striking in a unique way, and I feel like Penny needs that quality that makes Clint take such an immediate interest, even when she's so clearly trouble.

The impression you get from Kate's interactions with her is that Madame Masque (unmasked) is so pretty that she doesn't quite look like a real person. There's nobody better for that than Fox.

It's impossible to cast the Elliott Gould of forty years ago (and 2016 Gould isn't right for the part), but I think Phoenix could do an interesting job being Gould-esque.

When you're casting a pulpy crime story, you can't go wrong with a small role for Jackson. This one will be a little different than he's used to, but I think he can handle it.

Having cast Marcus, I asked myself who could be the butch to Jackson's femme. Cathey is the clear answer, and he adds something special to every project he's in.

Barney's basically the worst brother ever, but he comes in search of redemption. Cooper has that roguish charisma that will keep the viewer from saying, "No Clint! Tell him to get lost!"