Hancock (film) Hancock (film) Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock (Smith) from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars. Eventually one person he saves, Ray Embrey (Bateman), makes it his mission to change Hancock's public image for the better. The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996. It languished in "development hell" for years and had various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino before
Hancock (film) Mary is caught in the crossfire and injured. Hancock recovers, killing the criminals, but is further injured. Parker tries to kill him, but Ray kills Parker with a fire axe. Hancock throws himself out of the hospital, taking great leaps and bounds to restart Mary's heart, before flying off towards the Moon. A month later Ray and his family receive a call from Hancock, revealing he has imprinted the Moon's surface with Ray's AllHeart marketing logo. In a mid-credits scene, Hancock approaches a criminal in New York City, who calls him an asshole. Film producers Akiva Goldsman and Michael Mann