Robert Rodriguez's action thriller `Hypnotic` thriller has found its leading man in Ben Affleck. Affleck will play a detective who becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program, while investigating a string of impossible high-end heists.

Rodriguez will be handling a $60-80 million budget for the movie with the backing of Studio8 and Solstice Studios, "Hypnotic" will go into production next year in April to accommodate Affleck's schedule. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck will write and star along with Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's `The Last Duel.`

Robert Rodriguez, who directed `Alita: Battle Angel` and will start working on "We Can We Heroes" for Netflix starring Priyanka Chopra, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, and Christian Slater. The movie is about a young girl, daughter of a retired superhero who discovers that she has powers and puts together a group of other young heroes to help stop an alien invasion.