Guide Note
Hancock is a 2008 comedy/action film starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. The movie is about a lazy, alcoholic superhero named Hancock (Will Smith). The public has turned against him because of his disregard for authority and his destructive behavior.
In an attempt to reclaim his lost image, Hancock hires a publicist named Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and things begin to look up until Hancock falls in love with Embrey's wife (Charlize Theron).
Fast Facts
- Release date: July 2, 2008
- Director: Peter Berg
- Producers: Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, Michael Mann and Will Smith
- Screenwriters: Vince Gilligan and Vincent Ngo
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Budget: 70 million USD
- AKA: Tonight He Comes and John Hancock
Cast Information
- Will Smith as Hancock
- Jason Bateman as Ray Embrey
- Charlize Theron as Mary Embrey
- Jae Head as Aaron Embrey
- Eddie Marsan as Red
