Jeremy Renner says he's releasing an album documenting his past year, a year of healing after a snowplow accident on New Year's Day that nearly killed him and left him with more than 35 broken bones.
The Marvel star, 52, posted an image to his Instagram account on Saturday of the cover of the album, titled Wait, which he plans to release on January 1, on the one-year anniversary of the accident.
“New musical diary – story of life, death, recovery, everything you learned along the way,” the Modesto, California-born actor captioned the post.
The Hawkeye star continued, ““Wait” burns on January 1st. I can't wait to share more with you,” with the hashtags #waitforme and #laketahoe.
The cover of the EP features the Academy Award-nominated star with his daughter Ava, 10, sitting on a dock overlooking a lake with mountains and cloudy skies framing the shot.
Jeremy Renner, 52, says he is releasing Wait, an album documenting his past year, a year of healing after a snowplow accident on New Year's Day that nearly killed him and left him with more than 35 broken bones. Pictured in an Instagram post on Sunday
The album cover features the Academy Award-nominated star with his daughter Ava, 10, sitting on a dock overlooking a lake with mountains and cloudy skies framing the photo.
Renner has been open about his recovery – which could take years – after the horrific accident on January 1.
The actor has undergone multiple surgeries and continues his therapy after the accident, which prevented him from appearing in a live-action project this year.
On Sunday, Renner posted a photo of himself in a recording studio with the caption: “Happy Sunday to you!! I wish you wonderful shared experiences with the hashtag #loveandtitanium.
Renner took to Instagram on October 23 to detail a separate music project titled Love and Titanium, a reference to the titanium plates and screws lodged in his body after he was crushed by a snow plow on New Year's Day.
He also tagged a number of collaborators: producer/songwriter Walter Afanasieff, songwriter Lee Anna James, producer/songwriter Brandon Sammons aka BSAMZ, producer/songwriter Jason Mater and Jeffrey Teodoro Bonilla.
“A collection of music we wrote about various milestones in my recovery journey since January 1st of this year,” Renner began in the caption. “Love and Titanium has been painful, deeply healing, and ultimately cathartic for me to create.
“I hope I get the courage to share it with all of you.”
The actor also tagged Diane Sawyer, who conducted the first interview with Renner in April after the snowplow accident, and entrepreneur Katie Cazorla.
Renner, pictured in September, will release a new album documenting his recovery
Renner shared a tease of a music project on Instagram on October 23 titled Love and Titanium, a reference to the titanium plates and screws found in his body after he was crushed by a snowplow on New Year's Day.
Although Renner is best known for his acting, he is also an accomplished musician: the actor performed as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and drummer early in his career, appearing in Sons of Ben.
He also sang songs on several film soundtracks, including I Drink Alone in North Country, American Pie in Love Comes to the Executioner and Good Ole Rebel in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Renner also released the single Main Attraction in 2019 and a pair of EP records in 2020: The Medicine and Live For Now.
Renner made headlines around the world on New Year's Day when it was reported that he was crushed by a huge snow plow outside his Lake Tahoe home.
The actor suffered more than 35 broken bones when he was crushed under a 14,000-pound snow plow.
His road to recovery has been an inspiration to many as he debuted his new Disney Plus series Rennervations earlier this year.
However, a source close to the actor told Ny Breaking in March that his Hollywood career is no longer a “priority” for him.
“While he still loves acting, Hollywood just isn't a priority for him anymore,” the source revealed.
The actor has performed as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and drummer and performed in Sons of Ben early in his career
He also sang songs on several film soundtracks, including I Drink Alone in North Country, American Pie in Love Comes to the Executioner and Good Ole Rebel in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Pictured in April in LA
Renner made headlines on New Year's Day when it was reported that he was crushed by a huge snow plow outside his Lake Tahoe home
The insider added that Renner “believes he survived the accident so he can use his platform to create real change in the world.”
“He's very proud of the work he's done, but this whole situation has really shown him that he could do so much more to help others,” the insider says.
Renner's Paramount Plus TV series Mayor of Kingstown was renewed for a third season in September.
