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
Martin Hancock Hancock has had roles in a number of British television series, including BBC's "This Life" the ITV1 cult drama Demons. He has also had film roles in "24 Hour Party People", "Chasing Liberty" (2004), "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) and "Defiance" (2008), as well as in a number of theatre productions. However, his most famous role remains that of Emily Bishop's eco-warrior nephew, "Spider" Nugent, in the long-running British soap "Coronation Street". Hancock left the show as a regular actor in 2000, feeling that the character of Spider had run its course. Martin Hancock Martin Hancock (born 1973) is an English