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
John E. Hancock until 1977. Hancock died in Morrisville, Vermont June 23, 1982 and was buried in East Hardwick's Sanborn Cemetery. John E. Hancock John E. Hancock (March 23, 1903 – June 23, 1982) was a Vermont farmer and politician who served one term as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. John Ellsworth Hancock, Jr. was born in Hardwick, Vermont on March 23, 1903. He graduated from Hardwick Academy, attended Middlebury College and became a farmer in Hardwick. Hancock was also involved in local businesses and civic institutions in Hardwick, including serving as President of Vermont Cooperative Creameries, President of the Hardwick