Robert Rodriguez has been waiting a long time to make Hypnotic. The Alita: Battle Angel director first conceived of it in 2002, at the time calling it “one of my favorite stories.” But it fell by the wayside as other projects took priority: the Spy Kids movies, Sin City, Machete, Alita, and most recently, Netflix’s We Can Be Heroes. But Rodriguez always kept his eye on Hypnotic, and the pandemic, of all things, finally allowed him the chance to make it.
