Hancock

Hancock (2008)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Release date

2008-07-01

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Weed Road Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Forward Pass, GH Three, Blue Light

Genre

Fantasy, Action

Budget

$150 000 000

Revenue

$629 400 000

Website

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/

Director

Peter Berg

Actors

Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey, Maetrix Fitten, Thomas Lennon, Johnny Galecki, Hayley Marie Norman
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Scenario

Producer

Michael Mann, Will Smith, Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, Jonathan Mostow, Ian Bryce, Richard Saperstein

Operator

Tobias A. Schliessler

Composer

John Powell

Artist

Easton Michael Smith, Tristan Paris Bourne

Audition

Denise Chamian, Francine Maisler

Editing

Paul Rubell, Colby Parker Jr., Daren Hicks
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• The film was shown at a US military base in the Middle East a week before its US premiere – the screening was free for all American service members stationed there.
• The protagonist's name came about as a result of a mistake. In the original story, Will Smith's character explains that when he woke up in the hospital, a nurse told him to put "John Hancock" on one of the papers. John Hancock was an American statesman who became famous for his particularly large signature on the US Declaration of Independence. Subsequently, his name became a household name meaning "to sign" or "to initial." The Russian official translation gave a completely different reason for the appearance of these initials.
• The film's script went from one studio to another for ten years, but no one dared to bring it to life. During this time, many famous actors were considered for the lead role, including George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
• After "Warner Bros." abandoned the project, "Sony" took it over.
• Dave Chappelle was considered for the lead role.
• Copies of the film were delivered to some cinemas under the titles 'Hidden from Earth' or 'Speak Publicly'.
• The film was originally going to be called 'He's Coming Tonight'. It was then renamed 'John Hancock,' and later shortened to 'Hancock'.
• Will Smith wanted Aishwarya Rai to play Mary, but she had to decline the role due to commitments to other projects.
• Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman played a married couple in the third season of the series 'Arrested Development' (2003).
• Vincent Ngo wrote the screenplay for the film in 1996. Almost ten years later, Vince Gilligan rewrote the script, Jonathan Mostow was slated to direct, and the premiere was to take place in 2007.
• When Jonathan Mostow left the project in May 2006, Gabriele Muccino was appointed director, at the time he was editing "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006), which also starred Will Smith. "Hancock" was to be their next joint project, however Smith decided to make "I Am Legend" (2007) first. In October 2006, Gabriele left the project due to creative differences.
• Michael Mann and Tony Scott were also considered for the director's position.
• The film contains 525 shots with special effects.
• The film initially received an 'R' rating due to Smith's character drinking alcohol in front of a minor and flying while intoxicated.
• In one of the scenes, Mary is wearing a "Macalester College" college t-shirt. Peter Berg graduated from this college.
• Peter Berg, the film's director, played one of the doctors fighting for Mary's life.
• In the scene where Ray first explains his vision for the PR campaign, the members of the board of directors were played by various Hollywood producers, including Akiva Goldsman and Michael Mann.
• The main character's name came about as a result of a mistake. In the original story, Will Smith's character explains that when he woke up in the hospital, a nurse told him to put "John Hancock" on one of the papers. John Hancock was an American statesman who became famous for his particularly large signature on the Declaration of Independence. Subsequently, his name became a household name and meant "to sign" or "to initial." The Russian official translation provided a completely different reason for the origin of these initials.
• Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman played husband and wife in the third season of the series "Arrested Development" (2003).
• Vincent Ngo wrote the screenplay for the film in 1996. Almost ten years later, Vince Gilligan rewrote the screenplay, Jonathan Mostow was supposed to direct the film, and the premiere was to take place in 2007.
• When Jonathan Mostow left the project in May 2006, Gabriele Muccino was appointed director, who was then editing "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006), in which Will Smith also starred. "Hancock" was to be their next joint project, however Smith decided to make "I Am Legend" (2007) first. In October 2006, Gabriele left the project due to creative differences.
• In one scene, Mary is wearing a "Macalester College" college t-shirt. Peter Berg graduated from that college.