William Fichtner Interview: Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic
32Before you check out Robert Rodriguez’s psychological thriller, Hypnotic, in theaters, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with character actor, William Fichtner, who plays the antagonist to Ben Affleck’s Detective Danny Rourke in the movie. Known for his performances in cinema staples like Armageddon and Black Hawk Down, Fichtner tells Weintraub that collaborating with Rodriguez was on his “bucket list of people [he wants] to work with.”
In Hypnotic, which is now in theaters, Affleck’s Rourke is an Austin detective whose attempting to process the kidnapping of his daughter, Minnie (Ionie Olivia Nieves). After receiving an anonymous tip of a bank robbery taking place later that day, Rourke finds himself “intertwined” with a mysterious and dangerous man, Dellrayne (Fichtner), who may be involved with the disappearance of his daughter. When he enlists the help of a psychic, Diana Cruz (played by Alice Braga), Rourke learns this Dellrayne is a lethally powerful “hypnotic” who can manipulate reality, and as the two dig deeper into the case, their world is completely upended.
During their interview, which you can watch in the video or read in the transcript below, Fichtner talks about reading the script for the first time, calling it a “page-turner,” and crediting director, editor, co-cinematographer, and co-writer, Rodriguez with the unpredictability, saying, “it really reflects back on who Robert is and the kind of filmmaker he is.” He also discusses reuniting with Affleck for the first time since Armageddon, raves over Braga’s “soulful” performance, and looks back on a number of special roles over the years.
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