Trivia / Hancock

• Development Hell: There were talks about a sequel in 2009 and 2012, and nothing has emerged since.
• Fake American: Eddie Marsan (Red) is British.
• No Stunt Double: Daeg Faerch did all his own stunts.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Dave Chappelle were considered for the titular role before the casting of Will Smith.
  • Michael Mann and Tony Scott were considered to direct the film before Peter Berg was hired.
  • The film evolved out of a much more adult script called "Tonight, He Comes", which was known mostly for its concept of a superhero who can't have sex because his ejaculations blow his lovers up (an argument first proposed in Man of Steel, Women of Kleenex). A comedic scene along those lines was included in the extended edition of the film, with Hancock telling the woman to move away before, well...
    • A much lesser-known draft of the film that was picked up in 2001 was about a bond between a troubled homeless 12-year-old and a fallen drunk superhero.

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