The production history of Hancock was a long and tortured story. For many years, the film was in development hell like fellow superhero movie The Flash. The movie went through many rounds of revisions before it finally reached the big screen.
However, despite this complimentary appraisal, Berg was keen to make the movie more multiplex-friendly. Even Berg's later comments on a potential Hancock sequel focused on the relationship between Hancock and Mary instead of returning to the original draft.
So what was in the original script that needed to be toned down so much? Well, Tonight, He Comes did not follow the story of a depressed superhero finding his long-lost mate through the intervention of a friendly publicist. In the first draft script, Hancock also suffers severe PTSD and this is implied to be the cause of his violent outbursts. The film makes it clear that these tragedies have taken a severe psychological toll on the superpowered being, resulting in attempts to better himself before he loses his mind.
I love Hancock but never researched the origins. Now I can watch it with this in mind. It makes more sense that Hancock is Horus, the Egyptian god of the sun and who also has the head of a bird. A falcon in myth more than an Eagle. There's also several visual references to the sun in the film. Most likely the idea came from the protagonists name in the first script. In his jail cell he draws pyramids and the sun and bird on the wall in a constant motif as well. Home About Contact. Header Ads.
The subversive film about an alcoholic superhero running amok in Los Angeles was a major hit, and there's talk of a sequel coming together. Here are ten things you may not have known about its production. Pat Dilloway July 3, at PM. Shannon Lawrence July 3, at PM. Tony Laplume July 5, at PM. Though he used his powers to stop criminals in his former residence of Los Angeles , his activity inadvertently caused millions of dollars in property damage and some human casualties due to his constant intoxication.
As a result, he was routinely jeered at the crime scenes. Hancock also ignored court subpoenas from the city of Los Angeles to address the property damage he has caused. However, he eventually gave up on alcohol and reformed his ways, which greatly fixed his public image.
Currently, he resides in New York City where he works as an official superhero. Hancock is a member of a long-lived and immortal race of beings who in ancient times were worshipped as gods. He lived a life with his wife, Mary Embrey , saving her on numerous occasions. In , another group of attackers set the couple's house on fire, however, Hancock saved Mary again by pulling her out of the flames. In , while the two were living in Miami and walking down Flagler Street, they were once again attacked in an alley.
Because he was mortal at the time, Hancock was hit in the skull, losing blood in the process. After he was rushed to the hospital, Hancock was diagnosed with amnesia and couldn't remember anything prior to the incident, including Mary.
Mary would then leave Hancock in order for him to keep his powers. When discharged from the hospital, the reception nurse asked him for his "John Hancock". Thinking that this was his name, he adopted the name as his identity. Hancock would eventually end up in Los Angeles, serving as a superhero with mixed success. It was that while he was successful in reducing crime, problems arose due to his alcohol drinking problem; he frequently caused more damage than he prevented.
After preventing the death of Ray Embrey in a train accident, a grateful Ray attempted to improve Hancock's public image. Ray persuaded Hancock that the best way to repair his public image was to appear humble and him turn himself in to the courts, gambling that the city will eventually realize that they need Hancock to keep crime at manageable levels. Eventually, Ray's plan worked and in response to rapidly rising crime rates, the city released Hancock to help with a hostage situation.
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