In ‘Primetime,’ Robert Pattinson Takes on the ‘Irresistible’ Role of Chris Hansen
Robert Pattinson plays a Chris Hansen-inspired host as the film examines how a true-crime TV hit turned accountability into spectacle.
- On Saturday, September 5, Robert Pattinson addressed Chris Hansen's criticisms of Primetime at the Venice Film Festival, stating he hopes his portrayal serves as a 'compliment' to the former To Catch a Predator host.
- Drawing on Luke Dittrich's 2007 Esquire article, director Lance Oppenheim's Primetime dramatizes the 2006 production of To Catch a Predator and the suicide of Texas assistant district attorney Bill Conradt.
- Hansen denounced the film as 'all made up' and an 'insult,' claiming he refused a private screening because A24 attempted to limit his rights to his name and brand.
- The film earned a seven-minute standing ovation during its world premiere on Saturday and holds a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its wide U.S. theatrical release on September 25.
- Signaling his attempt to reclaim his brand, Hansen purchased pre-show advertising for his TruBlu true-crime network to run before screenings of Primetime, amidst ongoing tensions with the studio.
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Chris Hansen Questions Whether Robert Pattinson Portrayal in ‘Primetime’ Is ‘Identity Theft’
Chris Hansen would like you to take a seat … anywhere but at a screening of Primetime, the upcoming biopic in which Robert Pattinson portrays the former Dateline reporter, famous for his To Catch a Predator show. He hasn’t yet seen the film, which premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival, and he doesn’t want to, according to a new interview. Instead, he told the The Hollywood Reporter he’s not taking it sitting down. He’s consulting with…
Chris Hansen Hits Out At 'Primetime' (93% On RT) As Being An 'Insult' And A 'Work Of Fiction'
While former To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen initially feigned objectivity about Primetime, he’s since shown his hand and appears to be quite bitter about the project. Hansen has called the buzzworthy Robert Pattinson-starring film an “insult.” Following its Venice premiere earlier this week, Primetime has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and is generating […]
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