Hancock (2008) excited my wild side, and I want that same feeling again! Essentially Hancock (played by the infamous Will Smith) has super powers, but he doesn’t always use them as one would think. He is a superhero that damages property costing people millions. A sequel is needed, so we can get this same kind of thrill again!

***** CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD *****

For those of you who didn’t get a chance to watch it or forgot what happened, I’ll give a brief review. John Hancock is an alcoholic who has a few superhuman abilities such as flight, invincibility, and superhuman strength. The public views him as a menace to society, because his actions are reckless and he cost their society millions. One day he derails a train for a man named Ray. (PS re-read that last sentence). Ray invited Hancock over for dinner and they discuss his life. In order to help Hancock, Ray tells him to go to prison until society calls upon them. After some convincing Hancock goes to prison. Then, like Ray predicted, society calls upon him to help in a bank robbery. Hancock does save the day, but he still destroyers a lot of public property while doing so. Because of their minor success, Ray and Hancock get closer to each other. As they try to increase Hancock’s public image, it is found out that Ray’s wife is Hancock’s 3,000 year old cousin (both immortals). Hancock does not remember, but Ray’s wife explains that when they get closer together, they start to become mortals. The bank robber returns, and injures them both. Hancock flies away so that they both can recover from their near fatal wounds. The movie ends with Ray’s logo on the moon 🙂 (I thought that was pretty cool)

Now what might Hancock 2 be about? Personally, I would love to see an origin story. With both super-humans being 3,000 year old, a creative writer could venture in any direction with the amount of recorded history that has happened since then. In Hancock, we were never told how they got their powers, and not much information was given at all. This allows for a sequel to go practically in any direction.

The data shows that sequel would net a lot of profit as well. The original Hancock budget was about $150 million, and it made half of that back on its opening weekend alone. Worldwide, the movie made $625 million which is extremely good for a new concept movie.

Overall, a sequel would bring great profits for the producer and bring excitement to the audience. Its still a win-win situation, so bring on the sequel!