First Pics of Will Smith as "John Hancock"

by | July 9, 2007 | Comments

The movie used to be called "Tonight, He Comes." Thankfully they changed it to "John Hancock."

The Will Smith / Charlize Theron / Jason Bateman movie doesn’t hit theaters until next July, but Just Jared has the very first pics of Smith in character. So check them out right here.

The Peter Berg-directed project boasts a pretty unique concept: A disgraced superhero (Smith) falls in love with the wife (Diaz) of the public relations guy (Bateman) who’s trying to repair his (Smith’s) image. Interesting. And (like films such as "Unbreakable," "Sky High," and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend") this is a superhero flick that doesn’t hail from an outside source.

The original screenplay comes from Vince Gilligan and Vincent Ngo. Sony is shooting for a July 2nd release date.

Source: Just Jared