December 1, 2009
Don't Hold Your Breath for Hancock 2
Yes, Will Smith and Peter Berg are game for a "Hancock" sequel -- and just as importantly, so is the studio -- but it looks like scheduling could keep it from happening for awhile.
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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, including yet another new project for Steven Spielberg to consider, progress for the Bioshock movie, sequel news for Hancock, casting news for a few movies and the buzz on what horror classic Rob Zombie wants to remake next.
#1 WILL SMITH'S HANCOCK LINING UP FUTURE MISADVENTURES
The $600 million that last year's Hancock made pretty much ensured that Columbia Pictures (also eager to keep making Spider-Man movies) would be looking into continuing the Will Smith superhero franchise.
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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.
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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.
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December 5, 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.
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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: The Golden Army which looks to become the latest superhero film to bow at number one. Brendan Fraser counters with his own action offering Journey to the Center of the Earth while Eddie Murphy tries to deliver some laughs with the comedy Meet Dave.
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July 3, 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 Breslin-starrer Kit Kittredge: An American Girl giving the frame's two new openers ample room to breathe.
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July 1, 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?
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May 1, 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?
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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.
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September 7, 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.
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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 Smith/Charlize Theron vehicle "John Hancock," Berg has just announced he'll be directing (and producing) "Gone Like the Wind."
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