Jason Bateman was recently interviewed about the status of Hancock 2 since it was reported in Variety recently that the actor will reprise his role in the sequel. Bateman said it wasn’t true, at least not yet.

“I only know what I’ve read,” Bateman said. “No one has contacted me or anybody that represents me to ask if we were interested. I don’t know anything about it. It’s surprising to me that Variety would write that story because they’re usually pretty well vetted before they report something and that was completely false. I haven’t heard anything about it. The whole thing about me being on board could not be farther from the truth. I would love to be a part of the film, but I haven’t heard anything about it.”

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