Variety says that Harrselson has entered negotiations to star in the crime tale as Merritt Osbourne, a hypnotist who specializes in “Jedi-style mind tricks”. Following a “bloody incident” overseas, Harrelson’s trickster joins the talent illusionist squad known as the Four Horsemen: a pack of bank-robbing magicians – led by The Social Network‘s Jesse Eisenberg – who shower their illicit profits on audience members during performances.