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The German Premiere of the superhero comedy Hancock, lured hundreds of fans to the Sony Center, to see their stars. Charlize Theron, Will Smith, Jason Bateman, who brought along his wife Amanda Anka (daughter of the singer Paul Anka), the director Peter Berg und producer Akiva Goldsman were all present in Berlin.

The fans went wild as the Hollywood beauty Charlize Theron appeared, but that was nothing, compared to the arrival of Will Smith where all bedlam to broke loose. His every movement was accompanied by a stampede of fans and a deafening chorus of “Will, Will, Will…”. If fans wished an autograph, a photo, a couple of words or just simply touch their superhero, Will Smith was more than happy to oblige.

Photos from the Hancock Premiere in Berlin

Not only Will Smith, but also Charlize Theron enjoyed mingling with the crowd. Both were on top form, here and there a joke or a little playful acting for the fans or press. After more than an hour Will finally emerged on the CineStar, cinema balcony.

Once there, together with the presenter, Kai Pflaume he introduced himself and the others from the film. Kai had a present for him, a German replica football top with the name Hancock on the back. Of course Will had to put it on right away and after throwing a couple of autographed shirts into the crowd he disappeared into the cinema. Inside, autographed Euro 2008 footballs were a prized memento among the guests. Will Smith also wishing the German team the best of luck during the remainder of the tournament.

John Hancock (Will Smith) is not the typical superhero. He’s lazy, unfriendly and worst of all an alcohol addict, but he’s also invulnerable, has superhuman powers and can fly faster than the speed of sound. But his efforts to help others are wrought with trouble, partly caused by his unconventional methods and after several mishaps the population of Los Angeles have had enough. He is the one everybody loves to hate.

Fortunately a PR advisor, Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), whose life he’d saved, wants to help him resurrect his battered image. But as Hancock falls in love with Ray’s attractive wife Mary (Charlize Theron) the chaos is perfect - especially as it transpires they have surprisingly a lot more in common than at first sight..

As to be expected there were plenty of celebrities on show on the Red Carpet including; Oliver Bokern, Bruno Eyron, Tanya Neufeldt, Axel Schreiber, Gaby Papenburg with son Felix, Inge Posmyk, Franziska Knuppe, Annabelle Mandeng, Fredi Bobic, Cherno Jobatey, Manuel Cortez, Michael Marx, Hans-Reiner Schröder and his wife Kathrina, and Minu Barati-Fischer.