Peter Berg , also directed comedy and drama films about superheroes like Hancock .
He is known for directing films such as the black comedy Very Bad Things ( 1998 ) , the action comedy The Rundown ( 2003 ) , the sports drama Friday Night Lights ( 2004 ) , the action thriller The Kingdom ( 2007 ) , Hancock ( 2008 ) , Battleship ( 2012 ) , and Lone Survivor ( 2013 ) .
Peter Berg