Will smith superhero movie hancock

Hancock is will smith s first time portraying a superhero, or starring in a superhero film. Eventually one person he saves, ray embrey bateman, makes it his mission to change hancock s public image for the better. Columbia tristar will smith has never starred in a marvel movie, but he has starred in his own superhero movie. For those who dont know, hancock centres on a deadbeat superhero, whos fallen out of favour with the public. Will smiths movie about a downonhisluck superhero takes flight. Will smith s movie about a downonhisluck superhero takes flight. Hancock has kept tickets to the movie, which he bought many years earlier. Capable of fighting for millions of years without tiring superhuman reflexes. Jul 02, 2018 when hancock first premiered in theaters in 2008, it was during the beginning of the superhero movie renaissance. He is played by will smith who also played agent j, mike lowrey, and steven hiller. Hancock 2008 gods, angels, superheroes 810 movieclips.

The film centers on a down and out alcoholic superhero called hancock, played by the ever impressive will smith. Hancock 2008 is a comedy superhero film about an amnesiac hero directed by peter berg and starring will smith, jason bateman, and charlize theron. Jul 04, 2008 will smith says he thinks the nihilistic and selfdestructive anti superhero hancock is more suited to him than traditional heroes like superman. With will smith, charlize theron, jason bateman, jae head. He gets the perfect pacing and flow and little twists to make hancock a really excellent movie. Embrey the pr whiz brings hancock home to dinner to meet his wife, mary charlize theron, and son aaron. Hancock turns the standard superhero movie insideout. See more ideas about hancock movie, will smith and will smith movies. But while iron man and the rest of the mcu flourished, hancock s future was murky, despite delivering key superhero. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. Here, he plays john hancock, a deeply flawed vigilante superhero whose carelessness results in casual destruction of the city hes trying to protect. Spending most of his time drinking, hancock would use his powers on occasion to save others.

The movie telegraphs that change in the trailer and even in the first halfhour of action, as. Hancock 2 is a sequel to the 2008 hit summer blockbuster hancock, in which will smith played a man with superheroic powers, but had to learn to be a real superhero. Although i am a huge mcu fan, my favorite super hero movie has always been hancock starring will smith. Will smith plays a lessthansuper superhero in hancock. Hancock takes the usual superhero movie conventions and turns them on their head. At the beginning of the story, hancock does not care about his public image and he often causes more monetary damage than he prevents while performing heroic acts.

At the beginning of the story, hancock does not care about his public image and he often causes. Hancock is a hodgepodge of intriguing ideas that, if developed further or presented as more than throwins to a confused production, might have made for a unique superhero film. Jul 01, 2008 smash inside the upcoming will smith superhero flick. Hancock is will smiths first time portraying a superhero, or starring in a superhero film. Jun 30, 2019 directed by peter berg and starring smith, charlize theron, and jason bateman, hancock told the story of the john hancock smith, a superhero with the potential for doing real good who preferred to selfsabotage with substance abuse and a general disdain for others. Patricks parents talk about a will smith superhero movie they mistakenly call heimlich.

Smash inside the upcoming will smith superhero flick. There are heroesthere are superheroesand then theres hancock. The hancock sequel has been in the works ever since. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.

Hancock 2008 good job scene 610 movieclips youtube. Will smith plays homeless superhero in hancock trailer. Hancock is a superhero whose illconsidered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. Academy award nominee will smith best actor, the pursuit of happyness, 2006 stars in this actionpacked comedy as hancock, a sarcastic, hardliving and misunderstood superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public. The second time, being a comic book based character. Hancock began life as a good idea and with a very intriguing premise. Looks like will s character takes to the bottle while flying around. Superhero movies were still a bit hit and miss, especially ones aimed at adults. Hancock is a superhero in the 2008 superhero film hancock. Hancock 2 doesnt have an official plot yet but who needs a plot in a movie. Hancock isnt the kind of man who cares what other people think until the day that he saves the life of pr executive ray embrey jason bateman, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize. Pr man ray bateman sees there is potential to rehab hancock, as well as his.

Looks like wills character takes to the bottle while flying around. I dont mean to discount will smith, charlize theron and jason bateman. Will smith returns as superhero in hancock 2 wired. May 10, 2008 hancock isnt the kind of man who cares what other people think until the day that he saves the life of pr executive ray embrey jason bateman, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize. Hancock is a 2008 american superhero film directed by peter berg and starring will smith, charlize theron, and jason bateman. Sep 10, 2009 in the summer of 2008 will smith showed off his ability to go days without shaving, act like a jerk and stop trains with his head by starring as the title character in the superhero movie hancock. John hancock, more simply known as just hancock,is a superhero in the 2008 superhero film hancock.

It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, john hancock smith from. Will smiths latest superherothemed flick john hancock. The title character will smith can fly, has superstrength, and is invulnerable, but hes also a sloppy, alcoholic jerk who causes millions of dollars in property damage whenever he bothers to fight crime. Hancock is a superhero a rude one so expect the kind of violence that you see in spiderman, batman, and other superhero movies. Actor will smith talked to joblo recently while promoting seven pounds and told them that a sequel to his superhero movie hancock will definitely be happening. A superhero movie that lacks its potential form of super. In the summer of 2008 will smith showed off his ability to go days without shaving, act like a jerk and stop trains with his head by starring as the title character in the superhero movie hancock. Hancock superhero movies wiki fandom powered by wikia. Directed by peter berg and starring smith, charlize theron, and jason bateman, hancock told the story of the john hancock smith, a superhero with the potential for doing real good who preferred to selfsabotage with substance abuse and a general disdain for others. A scruffy superhero named hancock will smith protects the citizens of. Mtv has a pretty in depth article on the upcoming will smith superhero movie hancock. The powerful superhero john hancock has become a joke because of his alcoholism and clumsiness. The first hancock did pretty well, but didnt blow up the box office.

Smith playing a superhero in a movie thats funny and has tons of action. When hancock first premiered in theaters in 2008, it was during the beginning of the superhero movie renaissance. Heck, will smith is doing a different superhero film by being a part of the ensemble cast for suicide squad. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Just two months before, iron man premiered and effectively launched the marvel cinematic universe. The men behind hancock, now on dvd, have turned him into a boozeswilling superhero. Will smith, charlize theron, jason bateman, jae head. Nov 15, 2017 hancock isnt the kind of man who cares what other people thinkuntil the day that he saves the life of pr executive ray embrey, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a. Will smiths scifi action movies cinemark movie news. Hancock is a 2008 superhero film starring will smith as the titular hero. The first time she meets him, mary gives hancock an odd, penetrating look. Feb 07, 2008 will smith s latest superhero themed flick john hancock. Will smith says he thinks the nihilistic and selfdestructive antisuperhero hancock is more suited to him than traditional heroes like superman.

Able to leap tall buildings, even if hung over the new york. Just to say, nearly every other sentence in this movie contains as or ahole. Superhero movies have only gotten more successful since 2008, but will smith s drawing power has not. The movie has a lot of laughs, but smith avoids playing hancock as a goofball and shapes him as serious, thoughtful and depressed. He is unable to remember anything prior to 1928 due to suffering a bout of amnesia. Movie online hancock is a downandout superhero whos forced to employ a pr expert to help repair his image when the. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48. He has no secret identity, but he has secrets he doesnt know. Hancock arrived in 2008, at a time when cinema, as we know it today, was just beginning to be shaped by the influence of superhero movies. Hancock will smith, homeless superhero, extended trailer. The idea of giving a hero all the power heshe would ever need to save the day right from the beginning so the viewer stops focusing on the question of who will win which is pretty easy to guess 99% of the time but rather the question of how, with what method, and whether that method is. The man known as john hancock was gifted with superpowers but lacked morals.