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In a time when superhero media was just starting to blow with releases from DC and Marvel, Will Smith suited up for an original Superhero film,Hancock, which also comprised Charlize Theron. Although the movie itself did decent at the box office and was nowhere near the success of the actor’s biggest successes, the film did initially intend towards starting a franchise.
Even though in a time, when the superhero landscape is dominated by DC and Marvel, at least on the big screens, it seems theMad Maxstar is still optimistic about the future ofHancock’s Sequel.
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Charlize Theron is optimistic aboutHancock 2‘s future
Considering that she played an immortal lead inThe Old Guard, a somewhat similar character to herHancockcounterpart,Charlize Therondid go on to connect the dots herself. Even thoughHancockwas originally set to be a franchise launcher, despite its modest success, the sequel to the 2008’s movie never came to fruition. But while reflecting on the possibilities for the sequel, Charlize Theron is still optimistic about its sequel and expressed that she’ll do it in a heartbeat. She said,
“For a while, we [talked about Hancock 2]. I think closer to when the movie came out, but not in recent years, no. We’ll be superheroes with our walkers, you know. And I’ll still go. I’ll still make that movie. I would do it in a heartbeat.”
Despite little to no updates on the state of a sequel to the edgy superhero flick, the creators of the film were once considering crafting a sequel not long after the original, but that plan was eventually scrapped.
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Hancock’sdirector explained why the sequel didn’t move forward
Among the many reasons that resulted in the scrapping of a possible sequel toHancock, including the bloom of MCU with RDJ’sIron Man, creative differences also seem to be one of the reasons. Not long after the first movie, director Peter Berg realized that a sequel to theWill Smith-led film wouldn’t move forward anytime soon, due to scheduling conflicts and creative differences. He said,
“To get us all in the same room where we can talk and then agree on anything? You’ll never meet a group of people who will have a harder time agreeing on anything. It’s like the Israeli peace process times a thousand in how tough it is for us all.”
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Even though it seemed that there was still some hope left for the sequel, following Will Smith’s slap-gate incident at the Oscars, the future of the project doesn’t appear too bright.
Hancockis available to stream on Netflix.
Source:ComicBook.com
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
