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Remember when superhero movies were not all part of a shared universe? Heroes are all the good guys who always put others before themselves—the same old superhero movies without any interesting or bold storyline. Well,Hancock, back in 2008, took a whole different route. It gave us something completely different—a foul-mouthed, reluctant hero who didn’t fit in society.
To say it in easy words,Hancockran so thatThe Boyscould walk. The movie did the whole unfiltered, reckless take on superheroes a long time ago. Even though it gave us something completely new and different, the film was not received well by critics. It had multiple directors, a not-so-great romantic storyline, and a PG-13 rating that still couldn’t capture the essence of the movie properly.
Despite failing to impress critics, the movie landed quite well among viewers, making it the fourth highest-grossing movie in 2008. It brought in an eye-watering $629 million worldwide. Will Smith has confirmedthat a second movieis on the way, and while the first film was a shabby mess, they still have time to redeem themselves with a better storyline and maybe a not-so-over-the-top love triangle.
Hancock 2 can do without the romantic angle
The first Hancock movie incorporated the love interest angle too much into the story. At times, it felt forced and nauseating. WhileCharlize Theron being Hancock’s immortalother half sounds like a good twist, the love triangle did not actually make the movie better. It made it worse at times.
We will give the writers credit for coming up with the idea of making the two mortals vulnerable the closer they are to each other. But Hancock works best as a cruddy superhero movie about a man not fit to be a vigilante savior. Make it about Hancock’s long-lost love, and everything falls apart from the beginning. Hancock 2 could be more about actual superhero stuff.
Make Hancock the hobo superhero he is
A superhero who is a homeless vagrant, everyone knows, but no one really likes – this plot has incredible potential. The first few scenes of Hancock made us fall in love with the movie. It was not the typical superhero movie we all flock to the theaters now to watch. It was different, to say the least. The movie lost its touch by the time it got to its second act. That entire homeless superhero element got diluted and watered down into a love triangle that had no place in the film to begin with. Hancock 2 could give us what the original Hancock trailer promised us – a disgraced, down-on-his-luck superhero who just wants to sleep on the park bench and get wasted.
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While it might seem like a reach to send him back into the streets when he is starting to get his life together, it is not that bad of an idea after all. One way to do this would be to focus on his intro or prequel instead of continuing the film that focuses on how he became a homeless man who discovered he had superpowers.
Hancock needs a good supervillain
The first movie established that there are other beings like Hancock out there. They always come in pairs. The more the pair sticks around, the more human they get. Hancock andCharlize Theron‘s characters retain their powers because they stay away from each other. What if there was someone out there who lost his or her better half to the tides of time, or worse? That person would have no way of gaining mortality since the other person is dead.
That is the perfect supervillain origin story for Hancock 2. In the first movie, Hancock fought killers and bank robbers, but they aren’t great supervillain material. A true supervillain with the same powers as Hancock could be the antagonist of Hancock 2.
Hancock 2 must bring back Jason Bateman for its own sake
Despite having heavyweight actors like Will Smith and Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman is the true MVP of the movie. He helped turn a truly mediocre movie into somewhat watchable material. Bateman plays the clueless PR guy. He knows he is doing his best. We all know that. He fails miserably at what he does and still wakes up the next day with sunshine in his eyes. When Bateman’s character tries to give Hancock’s bad image a facelift, that’s where he truly shines in the film. If Hancock 2 were ever made, we would somehow like Bateman to be in the sequel.
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It doesn’t make sense to follow around the husband of a love interest, but Jason Bateman’s character is too good to be wasted. Ray Embrey, the guy trying to fix Will’s image, can become a more common appearance in the film. Maybe he can be what Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon were to The Flash. He can be the “chair guy” who speaks into his ear when Hancock is about to say something politically incorrect. These types of dynamics and humor are not new, and maybe the creators can feed into the whole thing.
Hancock 2 must explore the secret behind Hancock’s existence
Obviously, there’s a reason why Hancock exists in his world. The movie reveals that Hancock is just a mythological Godlike entity, similar to the ones that are mentioned in legends and folktales. He came to this world during the dawn of time and helped shape it. But how did he get here? And how come Hancock and Mary are the only ones left? There’s certainly a mystery that could beexplored further in Hancock 2.
The origin is one of the best plots for the creators to explore. The sequel could dig deeper into the origins of their kind. Are they truly gods? Or something else like: cosmic beings, divine warriors, or maybe the last of a forgotten race? The first film just gave us a glimpse of something much larger, but never followed through. This is the perfect opportunity for them to go full mythology or even sci-fi. Dig deeper and give us theories that prove that maybe Hancock wasn’t the first of his kind to walk among humans. Maybe he wasn’t even the most powerful.
And what happened to the rest of them? Were they wiped out in a celestial war? Did they abandon Earth? Or worse, are they still out there, watching, and planning something way worse? This kind of tension and lore could turn Hancock from a one-off antihero flick into something much bigger.
Make the sequel R-rated
The original movie flirted with an R-rating, and honestly, they should’ve just gone all in and made it an infamous superhero movie. There were so many scenes in the movie that were chopped and trimmed to meet the PG-13 guidelines. Hancock was supposed to be sxually frustrated, as he would end up killing anyone he chose to have sx with.
There was a scene in the movie that led to him blowing the roof of his trailer due to the sheer force of his explosive orgasm. However, it was removed, among many other scenes, all trimmed down to squeeze into a PG-13 rating and appeal to a broader audience. However, Hancock was never meant to be a squeaky-clean superhero story. The movie starts with him being an alcoholic, foul-mouthed hobo with a god complex and no regard for anyone else.
If and when the second part rolls out, I hope the creators stick to the original theme and go all in likehow Logan and Deadpool did; after all, they proved that audiences will absolutely show up for a superhero with an R-rating is not a lost cause. Let Hancock curse, break bones, and make terrible life choices. Give us a movie that leans into the chaos, not away from it. If Hancock 2 wants to justify its existence in a crowded superhero genre, an R-rating isn’t just a creative choice—it’s a necessity.
Rahul Biju
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Rahul is an Entertainment Writer at FandomWire who has already made his mark covering some of the most talked-about TV shows around, especially the gems coming out of Apple TV+. In under a year, he’s tackled everything from breaking news to evergreen features and listicles that keep readers clicking. Before swapping the racetrack for the red carpet, Rahul was deep in the world of sports journalism, covering the high-speed drama of Formula 1. That same adrenaline now fuels his love for motorsport-themed movies and series. If there’s an engine revving on screen, chances are he’s written about it.When he’s not busy ranking the best horror flicks or hunting down the next great movie trilogy, Rahul’s geeking out over Quentin Tarantino’s razor-sharp dialogue or Wes Anderson’s perfectly framed shots. Those two directors may have sparked his obsession with cinema, but they also opened the door to exploring filmmakers of every style, and he’s been on that deep dive ever since.
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