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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