Primetime Director Explains Why Robert Pattinson Chris Hansen Movie Isn’t Entirely Factual

Jeff Zucker on How He Ended Up Playing Himself in A24’s ‘Primetime’: ‘Jacob Elordi Wasn’t Available’

As an actor, Jeff Zucker makes for a good TV executive. So when he was approached by “Primetime” filmmaker Lance Oppenheim to play “Jeff Zucker” in the new A24 movie, the real Jeff Zucker couldn’t resist. “Primetime” stars Robert Pattinson as former “Dateline NBC” reporter Chris Hansen, whose segment on the newsmagazine executed sting operations […]

“Primetime” director reacts to Chris Hansen’s criticisms with“ To Catch a Predator ”catchphrase

Robert Pattinson portrays the former “To Catch a Predator” host in the upcoming film.Robert Pattinson in ‘Primetime’Credit: A24Key PointsPrimetime director Lance Oppenheim has responded to Chris Hansen’s various criticisms of the upcoming film.The dark thriller sees Robert Pattinson portray the investigative journalist during Hansen’s time hosting To Catch a Predator. Oppenheim said he is “excited” for Hansen to finally see the film in theaters,…

Lance Oppenheim kinda-sorta responds to one Chris Hansen Primetime complaint

Over the past couple of weeks, former To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen has given the upcoming movie about his time on the series a good amount of free promotion, voicing his concerns with Primetime (despite not having seen it yet) and putting ads for his own work in theaters before it. Director Lance Oppenheim is asked about this behavior in a new feature in The Hollywood Reporter, where he’s hesitant to respond directly to Hansen’s comment…

Primetime Director Explains Why Robert Pattinson Chris Hansen Movie Isn’t Entirely Factual

Robert Pattinson’s Primetime blends fact with fiction. That’s according to the upcoming crime thriller’s director. The movie dramatizes the production of Chris Hansen’s controversial reality television series To Catch a Predator. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Primetime’s director Lance Oppenheim shed light on why the movie is not entirely faithful to reality. […] The post Primetime Director Explains Why Robert Pattinson Chri…

Inside Robert Pattinson’s Eerie Chris Hansen Transformation in ‘Primetime’: “A Reconfigured Egregore”

The actor goes in-depth on the hot-button A24 film for the first time, alongside director Lance Oppenheim: “Every day Rob would come in and would do something that felt like he was almost jumping off a cliff.”