Everybody’s asking, “Where’s Charlize Theron in ‘Hancock’? Where’s Charlize Theron in ‘Hancock’!?!’
She’s barely in any of the various trailers, and almost all of the promotional elements of the film only show star Will Smith and Jason Bateman. She apparently has quite the substantial role in the film, but she’s barely shown at all, what gives?
Well, there is supposed to be a love-triangle story in the film btwn her character, her husband (played by Bateman) and Will Smith’s drunken super-hero. The L.A. Times takes a closer look at the anomaly and they write:
“Theron has a much meatier part in the film than you might otherwise be led to believe by her marginal presence in various trailers, billboards and one-sheets for ‘Hancock.’ “
And if you read between the lines at their little trying-not-to-spoil-it investigation it sort of sounds like Smith and Theron have an affair and bump some serious uglies in the flick.
Apparently there’s a big twist in the third act. “Trust me, there is a big surprise in the film and when it happens, you hear an audible gasp from the audience. It’s a fun secret and to keep it fun, we decided to leave it unexplored in the trailer. It’s a lot better to maintain the mystery of what Charlize is up to,” teases Sony marketing exec Val Van.
Theron told MTV that the hero film is “as different and unusual as they come,” and of course she’s going to say that, but her diss of “The Hills,” is really endearing.
Anywhoo, could the sex thing be the twist? Or maybe this is all just a ploy for people to get interested in a film that already has been slammed and compared to Schwarzenegger’s bomb, “The Last Action Hero?” Oooof, that’s a low blow.
God, let’s hope she turns out to be a super villain ala “Unbreakable.” We all know how that turned out. Well, whatever this twist is, bloggers surely love decoding a secret, so expect someone to figure it out or ruin the spoiler before the film hits theaters on July 2. One things for sure, unless we already hit the nail on the head, it probably won’t be us.