September 11, 2009
Will Smith and Charlize Theron on Board for Hancock Sequel
We've already heard that a "Hancock" sequel is in development; now Peter Berg tells MTV that "everybody's going to come back." More...

August 28, 2009
Weekly Ketchup: Hancock Sequel Script Started, Bioshock Scaled Back
We are firmly in the dog days of Summer, as Hollywood sneaks a couple of end of the menu horror movies into theaters, and movie news this week came to a near standstill. There were, however, just enough bits of news to make up this week's top 11,... More...

August 25, 2009
Columbia Hires Hancock Sequel Scribes
Looks like Peter Berg's recent comments about a "Hancock" sequel weren't just idle speculation: Columbia has hired scribes Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to write the script for a follow-up. More...

August 19, 2009
Peter Berg Talks Hancock Sequel
There aren't any definite plans yet, but if a "Hancock" sequel ever comes to pass, Peter Berg has a few ideas about where the story might lead. More...

January 16, 2009
UK Critics Consensus: The Wrestler Pile-drives The Critics, But Don’t Waste any £s on Seven Pounds
With critical success for Slumdog Millionaire last week (94%), we have more award-friendly fare in the UK cinemas this Friday in Darren Aronofsky's spandex-tastic The Wrestler. Also out this week is Will Smith's latest, the emotional drama, Seven... More...

December 05, 2008
Will Smith Predicts Hancock 2
So, who's up for a "Hancock" sequel? According to what Will Smith told JoBlo yesterday, a follow-up installment is "definitely" on the way. More...

November 22, 2008
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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November 22, 2008
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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August 03, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Bat Still Going Strong, Three Weeks In
The Dark Knight won't losen its grip on the box office gold, but the Mummy is a very close silver. More...

July 27, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Bat Smashes More Records
The Dark Knight breaks $300 million after only ten days. More...

July 24, 2008
The Beginning of the End for the Superhero Craze?
The summer of 2008 has seen us go from Iron Man to Hancock to The Dark Knight -- and according to the New York Times' A.O. Scott, the superhero genre has nowhere to go but down from here. More...

July 20, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Kapow! The Bat Slams The Box Office
We have a new opening weekend box office high as The Dark Knight enters the record books. More...

July 13, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Moody Superheroes Rule the Box Office
Hellboy II: The Golden Army nudges Hancock out of first place while Murphy debuts as the summer's biggest flop. More...

July 10, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview
For the first time in eleven weeks, Hollywood releases more than two wide openers on the same weekend as a trio of male-driven pictures will invade multiplexes across North America on Friday. Leading the way is the comic book sequel Hellboy II:... More...

July 06, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Hancock shows some attitude at the box office
Despite a critical panning, Hancock scores at the Box Office. More...

July 04, 2008
Review Revue: Kit Kittredge Edges Hancock in Battle for Critics' Hearts
This week, box office dynamo Will Smith goes head to head with tweener tyke Abigail Breslin. But is Hancock's reluctant superhero routine any match for the intrepid adventures of Kit Kittredge? More...

July 03, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Smith to Rule Again With Hancock
Movie fans will get jiggy with their favorite Fourth of July superstar this weekend as Will Smith flies into multiplexes across the globe with his newest effects-filled action film Hancock from Sony. Meanwhile, Picturehouse expands its Abigail... More...

July 02, 2008
Will Smith as an unlikable alcoholic superhero in need of Alcoholics Anonymous, anger management and a new image.
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July 01, 2008
Critics Consensus: Hancock Isn't Signature Smith
This week at the movies, we've got moody superheroes (Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron), and cub reporters (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, starring Abigail Breslin and Joan Cusack). What do the critics have to say? More...

June 30, 2008
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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June 30, 2008
RT on DVD: Tarantino on Inglorious Bastards DVD, Godfather Trilogy Restored
This week in DVD news, Francis Ford Coppola brings you the Godfather trilogy (again), Quentin Tarantino is super excited about the original Inglorious Bastards, and Hancock may soon stream directly into your TV set. Plus, we've got Vantage... More...

June 29, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: WALL-E and Jolie: Box Office Power Couple
Two power titles opened this weekend with a massive, combined haul of $114M! More...

June 28, 2008
Poor economy is good for the box office
When the going gets tough, the crowds go to the cinema. More...

June 27, 2008
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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June 25, 2008
Do Troubled Headlines Mean Box-Office Superheroes?
Does the recent increase in superhero movies say something about our society? More...

June 21, 2008
Several photos of the film and, just after them, an exclusive clip from the movie that involves Hancock stopping a train from slamming into a car driven by Jason Bateman. Let's just say Hancock's intervention is a mixed bag.
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May 16, 2008
Trouble Brewing for Hancock?
A canceled world premiere gala, rumors of last-minute reshoots...is Hancock in trouble? More...

May 06, 2008
trailer #2 now online, click to watch
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May 02, 2008
Trailer(s) Bulletin: Hancock and The Happening
New trailers for two of the summer's biggest releases hit the Web this week. You don't want to be the last one on your block to see them, do you? More...

May 01, 2008
Is Summer Bad for Movies?
Summer blockbuster season always brings many of the year's highest-grossing films -- but is it killing American movie culture? More...

March 31, 2008
New Hancock, Valkyrie Stills Online
The latest big-screen epics from Will Smith and Tom Cruise are still months away, but you can get sneak peeks at Hancock and Valkyrie right now. More...

March 20, 2008
I guess it's Will Smith's turn. It would have been Tom Cruise's turn, but he's already a Scientology superhero in real life.
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March 19, 2008
Paramount Confirms Peter Berg as New Dune Director
It's official: Peter Berg is headed into the desert to take a crack at getting filmgoers excited about Frank Herbert's Dune. More...

March 17, 2008
Charlize Theron Has Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
She'll spend the summer blending humor and superhero action with Will Smith and Jason Bateman in Hancock, but Charlize Theron already has Vengeance on her mind. More...

February 01, 2008
The Weekly Ketchup: New Bond Title, Golden Brad Bird, Del Toro To Direct Hobbits
In this week's Ketchup, Bond 22 has a flashy new title, Brad Bird gets his just desserts for directing the highest rated film of 2007, and Shia LaBeouf is set to star as the last man on Earth. More...

January 29, 2008
New Pictures of Will Smith as Hancock
You've seen the trailer -- now you can get a look at Will Smith in full-on Hancock garb, thanks to a pair of new stills released by Sony! More...

January 23, 2008
Will Smith returning to what seems to be the sort of comedy role that made his initial reputation (Men in Black, etc.)
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January 14, 2008
Trailer and trailer review
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December 29, 2007
Trailer & Poster review
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October 11, 2007
Will Smith and Michael Mann are Empire Builders
Will Smith and Michael Mann are reuniting to build an Empire for Columbia Pictures. More...

September 11, 2007
Supporting Characters Explain Hancock Plot
How could anyone not like Will Smith? He's going to have to convince people he can be a pain in next summer's action comedy Hancock. He plays a drunk superhero who needs a publicist to fix his image. Jason Bateman plays that publicist. More...

September 07, 2007
Will Smith Adds Seven Pounds
He's filming Hancock and gearing up to promote this winter's I Am Legend, but Will Smith isn't looking for any time off -- in fact, Variety reports that he's already committed to his next project. More...

July 10, 2007
Peter Berg to Be "Gone Like the Wind"
Actor/director (or is that director/actor?) Peter Berg just keeps lining up projects: in addition to "The Kingdom," "The Mission," "The Losers," something called "Bran Mak Morn," and next year's Will... More...