Hancock (film) Hancock" before settling on its final title. Prior to the film's release, marketing consultants attempted to persuade Sony Pictures to again change the title "Hancock" because it was too vague for audiences, suggesting alternatives like "Heroes Never Die", "Unlikely Hero", and "Less Than Hero". Despite the advice, Sony stayed with "Hancock" and anticipated marketing on the popularity of the film's star, Will Smith. "Hancock" had its world premiere as the opener at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival on June 19, 2008. To avoid copyright infringement, organizers took "unprecedented" steps to prevent illegal reproduction of the film. For the film,
William John Hancock technology. Up to this point, the private experimenters and investigators continued to be the initiators of new ideas for the medical profession in this new field. In 1864, Hancock was born at Dublin, Ireland the son of William John Hancock, an actuary, and Annette Dickson née Bowdler. He attended the University of Glasgow and studied engineering for two years, under the tutelage of James Thomson and William Thomson, who later became Lord Kelvin. On 1 December 1910, Hancock married Ida Helen Lovegrove, daughter of Dr. Thomas Henry and Maude Lovegrove, at St George's Anglican Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia. They