In Brief: 'Primetime' Gets Theatrical Release Date and More
Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen in the 2006-set drama, which follows the making of Dateline NBC’s To Catch a Predator.
- A24 announced that Primetime, a drama starring Robert Pattinson as journalist Chris Hansen, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival before its nationwide theatrical release on September 25.
- Set in 2006, the film follows Hansen as he prepares to make television history through Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator investigations, where he confronted suspects utilizing online decoys posing as minors.
- Director Lance Oppenheim helms the project from a screenplay by Ajon Singh, with Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers joining the cast in her feature acting debut.
- Primetime will face significant box office competition on September 25 from Paramount's Heart of the Beast, Disney and Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame Encore, and DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island.
- Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera assembled a buzzy lineup this year despite fewer films from U.S. studios, continuing the festival's tradition of supporting international auteur directors.
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The lineup for the 2026 Venice Film Festival has been revealed. Films from directors Martin McDonagh, Florian Zeller, Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog and Lance Oppenheim are all set to open at the festival. Among them are McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, which stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell; Zeller's Bunker, a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz; Boyle's Ink, starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch; and Oppenheim's Primeti…
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In brief: 'Primetime' gets theatrical release date and more
The lineup for the 2026 Venice Film Festival has been revealed. Films from directors Martin McDonagh, Florian Zeller, Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog and Lance Oppenheim are all set to open at the festival. Among them are McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, which stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell; Zeller’s Bunker, a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz; Boyle’s Ink, starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch; and Oppenheim’s Primeti…
A total of 20 films will compete for the prestigious Golden Lion at this September 2-12 festival, including Lance Oppenheim's "Prime Time", on an American television show that sought to unmask paedophiles.
Venice Chief Alberto Barbera on Landing Robert Pattinson Film ‘Primetime’ at the Last Minute and Lack of U.S. Studios at the Festival: They Are ‘Experiencing an Identity Crisis’
Alberto Barbera discusses the lack of studio movies at Venice and landing Robert Pattinson film 'Primetime.'
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