We haven't mentioned much about Will Smith's upcoming summer movie Hancock, where he plays an alcoholic, homeless superhero who does a hell of a lot more collateral damage than he does good. Remember (shudder) when Superman gets exposed to that weird fake Kryptonite from Richard Pryor in Superman III and goes on a drinking binge? That's the character Hancock. Eventually Hancock gets cleaned up and put back on his feet by publicist Jason Bateman, and then he promptly has an affair with Bateman's wife, Charlize Theron. Hey, if you're going to be a super-dick, why not do it in style? Check out the trailer above and some more tidbits about the film inside.
- The film was supposed to be called Tonight, He Comes, although the title was changed (probably for obvious reasons) to John Hancock, and then later just to Hancock.
- Directors Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino were all attached to the film at one point before they they attached Peter Berg.
- Hancock was supposed to be filmed before I Am Legend, but during the game of musical directors Hancock got pushed back and the vampire super-plague movie went into production first.
- The font in the trailer mimics the Heroes logo font. Coincidence? Shyeah, right.









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But with titles that rip off Heroes and Superman, how could it be bad?
The whale bit at the end is hilarious. Hopefully the rest is just as good.
Holey! Charlize Theron AND Jason Bateman? The romance that could be. Shame, she cheats on him.
"that weird fake Kryptonite"
Didn't RP replace the "Unknown" with something from the side of his pack of cigarettes? :)
Hancock and Tonight, He Comes . At least make it a little easier to come up with pornified versions of the title.
@Electroqueen: For British eyes only!
Hmmmm I don't have high hopes for this. Jason Bateman has the ability to cover a multitude of suck with awesome delivery and timing. We'll see!
@Mercurypdx: Yes I think it was tar. You know, that stuff they use on asphault.
With the whale bit, maybe he could do battle with Uma Thurman's G-Girl; one flinging a whale at the other one, flinging a shark. I imagine that the two could go at each other for a while, maybe taking the heat off Matt Saunders for a bit. It would make a nice mash-up, eh?
@Electroqueen: Yes it was tar...which was BS because that isn't even an element. Everything else was, so I'm sure the lab that cooked up the fake kryptonite was all WTF?!?!?
the whale bit reminded me of the shark bit in My Super Ex Girlfriend
the initial bit of the plot synopsis reminds me of *every* superhero RPG campaign I've ever been in.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and there's nothing like superpowers to turn you into a social degenerate.
There was more destruction in that clip then in the entire (ang lee's) Hulk movie.
@engtech That's what's missing from city of heroes, the ability to be a dick (other than pulling too much aggro and killing off your entire team repeatedly).
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and maybe Agent J ... that's all I will partake.
This looks fun!
i'm really glad i watched this on mute the first time. now i'm not sure if it will be funny or just lame...
Oddly intrigued. Please tell me more.
looks fun
I'm actually looking forward to it in a sort of guilty-pleasure sort of way. If they can maintain the trailer's level of comic destruction and mayhem and avoid turning it into another sappy movie about love being a catalyst to redemption, it should be enjoyable.
I actually think that looks quite interesting. I'm ashamed to say that this is the first I've heard of it, especially given my light following of Jason Bateman since Arrested Development.
I will certainly be anticipating hearing more about the movie.
@thorshammer: Well put, sir!
I want to see a Super Fuzz remake
@thorshammer: I also vote for those provisions.
Let us celebrate with the adding of chocolate to milk...
i look forward to this!
Looking forward to it. It'll be a nice mindless summer flick.
@Stever-Guy: Heck, let's take the superheroes out of the equation and just make a movie about a flying shark vs. a flying whale. Anyone want to start the script?
@ZappBrannigansGirdle: Let's toss that around for a couple of versions of the script Making lots of nice $$ with every revision, of course), and then blend in the Dirt Dragon / Graboids from the TREMORS Franchise, and sell it as a SciFi Channel movie!
There's something really enticing about downtrodden superheroes that draws people in, and Heroes banks in on that in a way that X-men never quite makes it on film though the comic does. This looks a little more absurd and may be nothing more than a good laugh, but I for one will at least keep this in mind for good sick-on-the-couch fodder.
@Stever-Guy: I didn't even think about selling it to Sci-Fi. This would be right up their alley!
Okay, Im gonna see it for the whale bit alone!
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