'Hancock 2' Now Official with Smith, Theron & Bateman
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A few weeks ago, Hancock 2 went from being some enthusiastic Will Smith talk to hiring some scriptwriters to make it a reality. It was unknown if anyone but Peter Berg and Will Smith would return for a sequel, but according to Variety, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman will also be back for more strange super-heroics.The news comes courtesy of Peter Berg, who let the news slip today while at the Toronto Film Festival. "Everybody's going to come back for a sequel." However, Sony stressed that none of the talent has been officially signed.
Berg also revealed some of the secret plot details -- and here we venture into spoiler territory for Hancock, so look away if you want. Theron and Smith will reprise their roles as "immortal gods," who lose their powers when they hang around each other for too long. Nevertheless, they must pair up to destroy a third "entity," which I'm guessing is either some kind of alien or another god. The movie will also explore their 3,000 year old home world which was only hinted at in the first film. Bateman will play the humble PR executive, though I wouldn't be surprised if he's revealed to have some kind of superpower at the end! No release date for Hancock 2 has been set, and the film is still in the early writing stage, but I bet you'll see this kick off just in time to compete with the next slate of Marvel films.
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9-11-2009 @ 10:47AM
Alana said...
I find myself far more excited about the prospect of this movie than I should. However, I don't think it would be a good idea to have Bateman get superpowers. He's not even the same species, in my opinion, as the Smith and Theron characters. They are entities unto themselves and are meant to pair up and die. I'm very interested in seeing who or what this third entity is, especially since we were given the information that all of these creatures were made in pairs. See. Far too much thought went into this reply. Thanks, dude.
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9-11-2009 @ 11:34AM
Marc said...
Although some points sound intriguing and may work, I'm still not too sure that this entire sequel is a good idea or even needed...but give it a few days, I might reconsider. I've been wrong before.
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9-11-2009 @ 11:46AM
Prhime said...
I don't remember word for word but wasn't it mentioned that Smith and Theron were the last of their kind since all others paired up and died?
I really hope Bateman DOES NOT get powers. Agreed with the above, it ruins the landscape and every superhero movie needs the powerful (in terms of the role he plays- comedy in this one) unpowerful character
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9-11-2009 @ 3:58PM
Heavytoka said...
I'll catch this when it comes on HBO or Showtime
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9-12-2009 @ 9:18AM
Eric said...
What a ridiculous and unnecessary project. I've never met anyone who loved "Hancock", and while it was a hit, it wasn't the kind of mega-hit that demands a sequel. I'd rather see the cast and director try something new...
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