According to The Illuminerdi, Hailee Steinfeld was cast as Kate Bishop. The actress was already linked to the role of Clint Barton’s successor, but due to other commitments, she could not take the role right away. However, it looks like she has managed to get along with her work on various projects and squeezed the Marvel series into her schedule.
The first rumors of her possible involvement with Hawkeye surfaced last year. Already in September, there was talk about the submitted proposal, but the actress herself was not sure if she would actually get this role. In an interview in November, she said that you have to wait and see how the situation develops.
In The Illuminerdi article, he also informs about the date of the start of shooting for this production. The works would start this fall, in October to be more precise. However, this is not a certain date due to difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
This news has not been confirmed yet, but it seems quite probable.