A Hancock 2 trailer with Will Smith and Charlize Theron just dropped online and fans have been wondering if it is real or fake. Developments in the field of AI and editing have led to many trailers that have been debunked as fake. So, it’s only natural that fans are concerned and suspicious about this new video.
So is this suspicious new Hancock 2 trailer real or fake? Here is your answer.
Is the Hancock 2 trailer real or fake?
The Hancock 2 trailer is fake and fan-made.
The fake or fan-made trailer uses clips from the first Hancock film as well as other projects starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron such as Bright and The Boys Season 3. The footage also includes AI-generated images of Will Smith and sequences from the film Chronicle, which did not star Smith or Theron. Topping it all off is an AI-generated voice of Smith in the background of the footage.
This fake trailer was made by KH Studio, a YouTube channel known for making and uploading fake trailers. You can check it out below.
Are Will Smith and Charlize Theron returning for Hancock 2?
Will Smith and Charlize Theron are currently not confirmed to return for Hancock 2 as of this writing.
According to Digital Spy in a 2009 interview, Peter Berg stated that the shooting for Hancock 2 would not happen until 2010 owing to the scheduling conflicts that would need to be worked out.
According to an MTV interview that same year, Berg then said that they had hired Glen Mazzara and Adam Fierro as writers for the sequel. He claimed that they had worked out a story and that a script would be ready soon. However, Mazzara and Fierro did not confirm Berg’s claims.
However, according to MovieWeb, Charlize Theron who played Mary in the first Hancock movie had expressed an interest in doing a Hancock 2. In a 2020 press interview for The Old Guard, she claimed that she “would do it in a heartbeat”.
