Additional information for Hancock, which has a domestic theatrical release set for July 2, 2008. The film is being distributed by Columbia Pictures and has been rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. Hancock has a total running time of 92 minutes.
U
Malaysia
12
South Korea
12A
UK
M
Australia
12A
Ireland
IIA
Hong Kong
K-13
Finland
PG
Singapore
10
Switzerland
PG-13
Philippines
12
Germany
PG
Canada
15
Norway
R
USA
M/12
Portugal
12
Netherlands
12
Brazil
15
Sweden
13
Argentina
Y7
Chile
M
New Zealand
11
Denmark
14
Peru
16
Iceland
92 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Hidden from Earth
Philippines: English title
John Hancock
USA
Tonight, He Comes
USA
Hancock
Argentina
Quanmin chaoren
China: Mandarin title
Хэнкок
Russia
Hancock
Greece
Hancock
Canada: French title
Hancock
Japan: English title
Hancock
Turkey: Turkish title
Hancock
Croatia
Hancock
Germany
Quanmin chaoren Hankaoke
China: Mandarin title
June 16, 2008
France
June 17, 2008
Germany
June 18, 2008
UK
June 19, 2008
Russia
July 1, 2008
Canada
July 2, 2008
China
July 2, 2008
Egypt
July 2, 2008
Estonia
July 2, 2008
Iceland
July 2, 2008
Indonesia
July 2, 2008
South Korea
July 2, 2008
Thailand
July 2, 2008
UK
July 2, 2008
USA
July 3, 2008
Argentina
July 3, 2008
Australia
July 3, 2008
Colombia
July 3, 2008
Croatia
July 3, 2008
Germany
July 3, 2008
Hong Kong
July 3, 2008
Hungary
July 3, 2008
Israel
July 3, 2008
Kuwait
July 3, 2008
Philippines
July 3, 2008
Portugal
July 3, 2008
Singapore
July 3, 2008
Slovenia
July 4, 2008
Austria
July 4, 2008
Belgium
July 4, 2008
Brazil
July 4, 2008
Panama
July 4, 2008
Turkey
July 4, 2008
Venezuela
July 9, 2008
Belgium
July 9, 2008
France
July 9, 2008
Netherlands
July 10, 2008
Peru
July 10, 2008
Russia
July 10, 2008
Ukraine
July 11, 2008
India
July 11, 2008
Kazakhstan
July 11, 2008
Mexico
July 11, 2008
Poland
July 16, 2008
Denmark
July 16, 2008
Finland
July 18, 2008
Norway
July 18, 2008
Spain
July 18, 2008
Sweden
August 21, 2008
Japan
August 23, 2008
Japan
August 30, 2008
Japan
September 12, 2008
Italy
September 18, 2008
Greece
There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's...
Meet the superhero everybody loves to hate.
He is saving the world whether we like it or not.
Bad Behaviour. Bad Attitude. Real Hero.
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image.
John Hancock (Will Smith) is a drunkard with superhuman powers, including supersonic flight, invulnerability, immortality, and super-strength. Although he uses his powers to rescue people and stop criminals, his activities inadvertently cause millions of dollars in property damage due to his constant intoxication and cynical attitude. As a result, he is routinely jeered by the public and is considered a nuisance by the LAPD. Hancock frequently ignores court subpoenas and lawsuits from the city of Los Angeles to address the property damage he has caused.
When public relations spokesperson Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) departs from an unsuccessful meeting pitching his All-Heart logo for corporations that want to be seen as charitable, he becomes trapped on railroad tracks facing collision with an oncoming freight train. Hancock saves Ray's life at the cost of derailing the train and damaging other cars. Hancock is jeered by other drivers for causing more destruction, but Ray steps in and thanks Hancock for saving his life. Ray offers to improve Hancock's public image, and Hancock grudgingly accepts. Ray convinces Hancock to turn himself in for his outstanding subpoenas so they can show Los Angeles how much the city really needs Hancock when they miss him fighting crime and saving lives. When the crime rate does rise following his incarceration, Hancock is contacted by the Chief of Police to help stop a violent bank robbery. With a new costume from Ray, Hancock is released from jail and makes a triumphant return by rescuing a wounded police officer, and foiling the robbers lead by Red Parker (Eddie Marsan).
Hancock is applauded for handling the bank robbery and becomes popular once more, as Ray had predicted. He goes out to dinner with Ray and his wife Mary (Charlize Theron), with whom he reveals his apparent immortality and his amnesia from 80 years ago. After Hancock tucks a drunken Ray in bed, he discovers that Mary also has superhuman powers. He threatens to expose her unless she explains their origins. Mary eventually tells him that they have lived for 3,000 years with their powers, having been called gods and angels in their time. She also explains that they are the last of their kind and are meant to be paired. Mary does not tell Hancock the entire truth, and Hancock departs to tell Ray about the conversation. The exchange results in a battle between Hancock and Mary that takes them to downtown Los Angeles, causing significant destruction to the area. Ray, downtown in a business meeting, sees and recognizes his wife using abilities like Hancock's.
Hancock meets Ray and Mary back at their house. Mary explains that Hancock is technically her husband, explaining that they were built in twos, and that they are drawn to each other over time and great distances. When later intervening in a liquor store robbery, Hancock is shot and wounded. Visiting him at the Hospital, Mary explains that when a pair of immortals get close to each other physically, they begin to lose their powers. She also tells him that she and Hancock have been attacked as a couple many times throughout history, most recently being in an alley in Miami 80 years ago. His skull was fractured during the attack, causing amnesia. To save his life at the time, Mary deserted him, allowing him to recover from his injuries. After her explanation, the hospital is raided by the bank robber Red Parker and two other criminals that Hancock had encountered when imprisoned. Mary is shot trying to defend Hancock as he is able to stop the two men, but is further wounded in the process. When Red attempts to finish Hancock off, Ray comes to the rescue and stops the bank robber with a fire axe. With Mary dying, Hancock uses the last of his strength to flee from the hospital so that their parting would allow her to heal with her powers. Hancock is now living in New York City, working as a superhero there. As gratitude to Ray, Hancock paints Ray's All-Heart logo on the moon, giving worldwide advertisement to his cause.
Peter Berg
Director(s)
Vincent Ngo
Vince Gilligan
Writer(s)
Ian Bryce
executive producer
Allegra Clegg
co-producer
Akiva Goldsman
producer
Eric Heffron
associate producer
James Lassiter
producer
Michael Mann
producer
Michelle McGonagle
associate producer
Jonathan Mostow
executive producer
Tracey Nyberg
associate producer
Richard Saperstein
executive producer
Will Smith
producer
Producer(s)
John Powell
Composer(s)
John Hancock
Will Smith
Mary Embrey
Charlize Theron
Ray Embrey
Jason Bateman
Aaron Embrey
Jae Head
Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
Eddie Marsan
Man Mountain
David Mattey
Matrix
Maetrix Fitten
Mike
Thomas Lennon
Jeremy
Johnny Galecki
Hottie
Hayley Marie Norman
Woman in Dive Bar
Dorothy Cecchi
Convict #12
Martin Klebba
Executive #1
Akiva Goldsman
Executive #2
Michael Mann
Executive #3
Brad Leland
Executive #4
Trieu Tran
Police Sergeant
Darrell Foster
Female Cop
Liz Wicker
Female Hostage
Taylor Gilbert
Clapping Guy
Caroll Tohme
Woman Under Ray's Car
Barbara Ali
Rail Crossing Crowd #1
Ryan Radis
Rail Crossing Crowd #2
Elizabeth Dennehy
Rail Crossing Crowd #3
Darren Dowler
Train Engineer
John Frazier
Michel
Daeg Faerch
Neighborhood Kid #1
Matt King
Neighborhood Kid #2
Martin Magdaleno
Man on Street
Ronald W. Howard
Police Chief
Gregg Daniel
Herself
Nancy Grace
Boy at Bus Bench
Atticus Shaffer
Ice Cream Truck Patron #1
Aaron Henderson
Ice Cream Truck Patron #2
Huy Nguyen
Ice Cream Truck Patron #3
Mary-Jessica Pitts
Ice Cream Truck Patron #4
Kalee St. Clair
Convict #1
Donald Gibb
Convict #2
Ralph Richeson
Convict #3
Allan Havey
Convict #4 (as Tim Brennen)
Timothy Brennen
When public relations spokesperson Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) departs from an unsuccessful meeting pitching his All-Heart logo for corporations that want to be seen as charitable, he becomes trapped on railroad tracks facing collision with an oncoming freight train. Hancock saves Ray's life at the cost of derailing the train and damaging other cars. Hancock is jeered by other drivers for causing more destruction, but Ray steps in and thanks Hancock for saving his life. Ray offers to improve Hancock's public image, and Hancock grudgingly accepts. Ray convinces Hancock to turn himself in for his outstanding subpoenas so they can show Los Angeles how much the city really needs Hancock when they miss him fighting crime and saving lives. When the crime rate does rise following his incarceration, Hancock is contacted by the Chief of Police to help stop a violent bank robbery. With a new costume from Ray, Hancock is released from jail and makes a triumphant return by rescuing a wounded police officer, and foiling the robbers lead by Red Parker (Eddie Marsan).
Hancock is applauded for handling the bank robbery and becomes popular once more, as Ray had predicted. He goes out to dinner with Ray and his wife Mary (Charlize Theron), with whom he reveals his apparent immortality and his amnesia from 80 years ago. After Hancock tucks a drunken Ray in bed, he discovers that Mary also has superhuman powers. He threatens to expose her unless she explains their origins. Mary eventually tells him that they have lived for 3,000 years with their powers, having been called gods and angels in their time. She also explains that they are the last of their kind and are meant to be paired. Mary does not tell Hancock the entire truth, and Hancock departs to tell Ray about the conversation. The exchange results in a battle between Hancock and Mary that takes them to downtown Los Angeles, causing significant destruction to the area. Ray, downtown in a business meeting, sees and recognizes his wife using abilities like Hancock's.
Hancock meets Ray and Mary back at their house. Mary explains that Hancock is technically her husband, explaining that they were built in twos, and that they are drawn to each other over time and great distances. When later intervening in a liquor store robbery, Hancock is shot and wounded. Visiting him at the Hospital, Mary explains that when a pair of immortals get close to each other physically, they begin to lose their powers. She also tells him that she and Hancock have been attacked as a couple many times throughout history, most recently being in an alley in Miami 80 years ago. His skull was fractured during the attack, causing amnesia. To save his life at the time, Mary deserted him, allowing him to recover from his injuries. After her explanation, the hospital is raided by the bank robber Red Parker and two other criminals that Hancock had encountered when imprisoned. Mary is shot trying to defend Hancock as he is able to stop the two men, but is further wounded in the process. When Red attempts to finish Hancock off, Ray comes to the rescue and stops the bank robber with a fire axe. With Mary dying, Hancock uses the last of his strength to flee from the hospital so that their parting would allow her to heal with her powers. Hancock is now living in New York City, working as a superhero there. As gratitude to Ray, Hancock paints Ray's All-Heart logo on the moon, giving worldwide advertisement to his cause.
Director(s)
Vince Gilligan
Writer(s)
executive producer
Allegra Clegg
co-producer
Akiva Goldsman
producer
Eric Heffron
associate producer
James Lassiter
producer
Michael Mann
producer
Michelle McGonagle
associate producer
Jonathan Mostow
executive producer
Tracey Nyberg
associate producer
Richard Saperstein
executive producer
Will Smith
producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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