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Hancock began as a script by screenwriter Vy Vincent Ngo. It was originally titled Tonight, He Comes, in 1996, but it got passed around from director to director until Peter Berg took it over in October of 2006. After several rewrites and a change of title, Hancock finally began filming in July of 2007.

Some viewers claim that Mary Embrey (Charlize Theron) is the villain. Others name Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) as the villain. The most obvious villains are a trio of escaped convicts—Red (Eddie Marsan), Mountain (David Mattey), and Matrix (Maetrix Fitten)—who hold a grudge against Hancock for putting them behind bars. However, part of the subversion of the genre that Hancock engages in is that Hancock is the true villain of the story, as well as the hero—an antihero. The person he truly has to fight is himself; the person who causes all the troubles in his life is himself; the person who perpetuates the cycles of violence in his life is himself. Since the film turns the idea of a Hero on its head, as well as the idea of a Villain, it's very hard to assign the role to any one character.

When the people are running away from the tornadoes, suddenly a strange character runs from the left to the right of the screen. The character is about twice as tall as everyone else, and looks like a robot. It's a street performer, on stilts and in costume.

The convenience store clerk covers the 0 in the price showing $91.10. The telephone emergency number for the United States and Canada (North American Numbering Plan) is 9-1-1. This was his non-vocal way of communicating to Hancock that he needed his help.

No, but there is a scene that plays over the credits.

Prior to the theatrical release it was announced that the film had to be cut in order to achieve the PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Today, two versions of the film are available. The theatrical version and an Extended Cut that offers more than 9 minutes of additional material.