HANCOCK

Year: 2008
USA: Columbia Pictures
UK: Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey, Maetrix Fitten, Thomas Lennon, Johnny Galecki, Hayley Marie Norman, Dorothy Cecchi, Michelle Lemon, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Brad Leland, Trieu Tran, Darrell Foster, Liz Wicker, Taylor Gilbert
Director: Peter Berg
Country: USA
USA & UK: 92 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
USA Release Date: 2 July 2008
UK Release Date: 2 July 2008
UK DVD Release Date: 1 December 2008

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Synopsis

There are heroes... there are superheroes... and then there's Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility. Everyone knows that. Everyone, that is, but Hancock.

Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's (Will Smith) well intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough. Despite being grateful to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are often left wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy.

Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think, until the day he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet - and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he's a lost cause.

DVD / BLU-RAY

Hancock is available as both a single disc DVD release containing the original UK theatrical version and as a double disc special edition packed with unmissable added value. These extensive bonus materials include five featurettes, which take viewers 'backstage' on Hancock. Included are the behind-the-scenes documentary Superhumans: The Making of Hancock; Seeing the Future takes eight scenes from the actual film footage or B-roll footage and shows side by side comparisons of the conception during the pre-visualization creation; the special effects are highlighted in Building a Better Hero; Bumps and Bruises is a breakdown of action sequences in the film; and director PETER BERG is interviewed for Mere Mortals: Behind the Scenes with 'Dirty Pete.'

The double disc special edition will also include a brand new Extended Cut and the original theatrical version of the film, alongside a bonus digital copy of the movie, which allows consumers to download a digital copy of the film to play on their PC or PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) System, and two additional featurettes. The added featurettes are Home Life, which shows via time lapse photography the building of the homes and buildings used in the film; and Suiting Up, a featurette on the film's costume design.

The bonus features for the Blu-ray High-Def Edition includes all the material from double disc edition plus the BD-Live feature and the additional Blu-ray exclusive featurette On-Set Visual Diary, a bonus-view picture-in-picture track with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast, filmmakers and crew. The Blu-ray release will also include a bonus digital copy.

DVD EXTRAS
(2 Disc special edition only)

Extended Cut and Original Theatrical version of Hancock
Featurette - Superhumans: The Making of Hancock
Featurette - Home Life
Featurette - Seeing the Future
Featurette - Suiting Up
Featurette - Building a Better Hero
Featurette - Bumps and Bruises
Featurette - Mere Mortals: Behind the Scenes with 'Dirty Pete'
Bonus Digital Copy of the film

BLU-RAY EXTRAS

All DVD Extras (above)
'On-Set Visual Diary' Bonus-View Picture-In-Picture, including a longer version of the Picture-In-Picture on the Extended version of the film & Bonus digital copy of the film