Charlize Theron will Return in Hancock 2

Yes, I loved Iron Man also. And of course Superman is wonderful and Spider Man and Bat Man are also superheroes. But what about a dude named Hancock? If you haven’t seen the surprise hit of 2008, Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, you definitely should go out and rent it now.

Basically, Hancock stars both Charlize Theron and Will Smith, although Theron shows up too late for my taste. The idea is that Will Smith is a bum who is also a super hero. He is tearing apart down town Los Angeles and making a mess until a guy (played by Jason Bateman) gets saved by him and decides to try to help him remake his image.

The movie goes on from there in a predictable fashion. The man decides to call himself Hancock after a fan asks him to sign his John Hancock and he doesn’t know what that means, so he simply signs the paper, John Hancock. It becomes a feel good movie until midway through, our hero must fight the bad guys once more, but just then, Charlize Theron shows up in Hancock’s life and boom, things are different.

I’m not going to give away the entire movie, but I will reiterate that I feel that Charlize Theron’s character gets short shrift in the movie. Theron really doesn’t show up until more than halfway through the film, which I suppose makes sense since if she did, she would have killed the lead character (Will Smith as Hancock). But still, with such hotness as Charlize available, it seems to me that the writers did a real disservice to movie goers everywhere when they didn’t find a way to use her more.

Still, I suspect that if there is a new Hancock movie, Charlize Theron will get top billing since we would want to find out the origins of the friendly neighborhood bum cum super hero. Those who have seen the movie will understand what I’m talking about and for those who haven’t, please do rent it. It’s awesome.

Oh, and for fans who have already seen it, there is still no word on the possibility of a new movie. Nor is there any word if Charlize Theron will reprise her role in the New Hancock. All we know is that there are rumors circulating that a new movie is under development and it may come out in 2012.

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Hancock 2 on Youtube

The video sharing service Youtube is known for a great many things. One of the scourges that they deal with of course is that of movies and TV shows illegally uploaded onto their web site. But, in a twist, a recent movie showed the other side of you tube and actually incorporated videos from it into the movie. So which movie used You Tube? Hancock of course.

Fans will recall that Hancock tells the story of a homeless man (played by Will Smith) with no name who happens to have super powers. The man goes around trying to save people and do the right thing, but typically causing more trouble than he should. He is constantly destroying things in downtown Los Angeles as he tries to help people and many people think he is a public menace who should not be allowed within the city limits.

The way he gets a name is that a boy stops our hero and asks for an autograph. The man looks at the boy and is confused so he says, “you know, sign your John Hancock.” The man signs the name John Hancock and from then on is known as Hancock, but not in a good way.

That all changes when Hancock saves a PR executive played by Jason Bateman. The man is grateful to Hancock for saving his life and also sees an opportunity. He brings Hancock home with him and tries to explain why there is a problem in the way he conducts his superhero activities.

And that’s where You Tube and Hancock cross. Hancock is shown several videos from Youtube. In one, he’s in tattered clothes which had just been burned in a fire he’d gone and put out. He pushes in front of a group of kids and grabs some ice cream, much to consternation of the children who were waiting in line. Then, we see Hancock rescue a giant beached whale by tossing the whale back into the water. One small problem: Hancock manages to toss the whale directly onto a sailing boat in the middle of the ocean.

To the best of my knowledge, You Tube did not pay a product sponsorship fee for having their product mentioned during the movie, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to play a more active role in the next Hancock movie, scheduled to come out in 2012. I can see it now: Youtube premiers Hancock 2 trailer. Hey, it could happen.

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Hancock 2 Release Date set for 2012

So, after the breakout hit from 2008 Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, there has been talk on and off about the possibility for a Hancock 2 movie. Will Smith has declared that he is very in favor of the idea and he would like to see a movie made. The Internet Movie Database lists the movie as “in development” and scheduled for 2012 and Variety confirmed as well that the movie is being put together.

What do we know about Hancock 2 though? I’ll tell you right now: absolutely nothing. There is no information on a story line, there is no information on who will be acting in the movie, there is nothing on who will be directing the new epic and frankly, there is nothing to say it’s definitely happening. Just some fairly certain rumors.

That said, we can certainly speculate about what a Hancock 2 might include. Readers will recall that Hancock was an unlikely hero played in the movie by Will Smith. He would go and rescue people, but then cause tremendous amounts of damage. He was often disheveled, often drunk and often cursed. Not exactly Superman. (Then again, while I always loved Super Man, he was a little bit unbelievable. Even Lois Lane in the first movie laughed when he said he was here to fight for truth, justice and the American Way, saying “you’re going to be fighting every member of congress.”) But then he got himself a publicity agent and things started to turn around for him. He started to do things the right way, to be polite, to show up not drunk and not to cause so much damage. Along came Charlize Theron and he became weaker. It turned out the two of them were twins and they were separated at some point. It was only when they were apart that each had super powers. Otherwise, they were weaker than even an ordinary human being.

So getting back to a Hancock 2, the possibilities could include a look at what made Hancock who he is, in other words going back in time 3,000 years. Or maybe we could take a look at what some super enemy of Hancock’s might be like. Perhaps Hancock finally decides he’d like to settle down and find his own Lois Lane. How would they deal with the children? Would the children turn out to be superheroes?

Still another possibility for a Hancock 2 would be the possibility of talking about where they came from. Maybe they could show us Hancock’s people coming to get him after he has finally settled into life here on Earth. We don’t know yet, but we do know this: Hancock 2 should be totally awesome!

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Hancock 2?

Is there going to be a Hancock 2? Well, it is not a surprise for a movie to have a sequel, most especially if the first movie is doing great in terms of its box office success. For the movie Hancock, the Independence Day viewing date strategy may have been a very good scheme to lift the movie’s gross up to the stratosphere. This movie by Sony, which showcases the acting prowess of Will Smith may be his 8th consecutive $100 million movie, a feat achieved by nobody else not even Tom Hanks or Tom Cruise. Hence, a part 2 may be close at hand.

The first Hancock anti-hero movie had practically left open a chance for another follow-up film. It is the story of a superhero that everybody loves to hate who is saving the world whether you like it or not. He is the careless, drunk and filthy Hancock, the exact opposite of your typical superhero who loves to save the world but with expensive consequences.

With its “untypical” concept and the resolution of that concept at the end of the movie, the film really leaves its viewers with a weird feeling and maybe a puzzled mind. The plot twists, which started from the later half of the movie created more questions, resolved fewer answers, and maybe made the audience a little bit annoyed. Although considerable amounts of comedy can save this action flick, it seems unavoidable that not everything will make sense in the end. Therefore, it is up for the men of Sony Pictures to produce a Hancock 2, who now have their fingers crossed hoping that this weekend’s earnings will continue to make the movie a hit.

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