Hancock 2

Posted on August 28, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Directors, Sequel

I’m somewhat reluctant to post about the film “Hancock,” and it’s sequel… I don’t know about you but I thought the first one was quite the disappointment. Sure, maybe I was expecting something more in the lines of “Iron Man” or “Batman Begins ” (with a Will Smith touch) but still, it really was… below average. Hancock was actually one of the biggest let downs during 2008. The weak subplot and unnecessary twist just made it less attractive. I’m just very curious to how they are going to build something on that?

Anyway, The Hollywood Reporter tells us that scribes Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara have been hired to pen the sequel to “Hancock.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the scribes will work with Will Smith and director Peter Berg to build on the world hinted at in the first movie.

The original starred Smith as a boozy, irresponsible superhero who undergoes an image makeover by a public relations man. It later is revealed that the hero is part of a line of immortal beings who have been around for more than 3,000 years and begin to lose their powers when in proximity to fellow immortals.

“Hancock,” originally titled “Tonight He Comes,” took more than 12 years to make it to the screen; the sequel will be on a faster track. Man, it took 12 years to get “Hancock” to the screens…!? What? How? Why? Maybe all that struggle was a sign…

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