Hancock (film) be very surprised at the new world of "Hancock"." In August 2009, Columbia Pictures hired screenwriters Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to write the sequel, and the studio plans to bring back the producing team from the original film. Charlize Theron confirmed that she would reprise her role, and Berg said to expect a third actor to star as another figure with powers like Smith's and Theron's characters. In January 2012, Berg reaffirmed his desire to make a sequel. Hancock (film) Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and
John D. Hancock allegorical horror film "Wolfen" (1981), which was a box office failure but has steadily built a cult reputation over the years. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Hancock directed acclaimed episodes of NBC's "Hill Street Blues" and CBS's "The Twilight Zone" (1985 series), the latter including an adaptation of Theodore Sturgeon's science-fantasy story "A Saucer of Loneliness". He also directed the prison drama "Weeds" (1987), starring Nick Nolte, and the holiday family film "Prancer" (1989), about an eight-year-old girl who discovers an injured reindeer she believes belongs to Santa Claus. In 1998, Hancock opened his production company FilmAcres in LaPorte, Indiana,