Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic: A Twisty Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Ben Affleck

Director Robert Rodriguez drew inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" for his latest film "Hypnotic," which follows a police officer played by Ben Affleck lured into a world of mentalists. Rodriguez compares Affleck's performance to old Hollywood stars who lived off "steak and cigarettes," saying he has a "gravelly voice, badass Lee Marvin-type look to him." Affleck's experience as a filmmaker was a "blessing" to Rodriguez, who had to work quickly due to a truncated schedule caused by COVID shutdowns. The film is vastly different from Rodriguez's other features, employing a more traditional storytelling approach.