Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Robert Pattinson channels Chris Hansen in A24's dark crime thriller
Robert Pattinson is a very famous actor who recently starred in the movie The Odyssey.
He is now making a new movie called Primetime.
In the movie, he plays a real TV journalist named Chris Hansen.
Chris Hansen hosted a TV show called To Catch a Predator.
On that show, police and actors pretended to be kids online to catch dangerous adults.
The show was on television from 2004 to 2007.
The new movie is set in 2006, when the show was very popular.
People who saw the new trailer say Pattinson looks and sounds just like the real journalist.
Some fans even said his voice sounds like Ghostface from the movie Scream.
Many people are excited to see the movie when it comes out.
A24 unveiled the trailer for Primetime, with Robert Pattinson transforming into journalist Chris Hansen.
The biographical crime thriller is set in 2006 and chronicles the rise of the controversial television series To Catch a Predator.
To Catch a Predator aired on Dateline NBC from 2004 to 2007, featuring undercover sting operations across the US.
The series aired only 20 episodes but became a major cultural touchstone, circulating widely through YouTube clips.
Fans praised Pattinson's transformation, including his voice and mannerisms, with some comparing his voice to Ghostface from Scream.
- Who
- Robert Pattinson, who stars as journalist Chris Hansen in the new A24 film Primetime.
- What
- A24 unveiled the trailer for Primetime, a biographical crime thriller chronicling the rise of To Catch a Predator.
- When
- The film is set in 2006; To Catch a Predator aired from 2004 to 2007.
- Where
- The film is set in the United States, where the series' sting operations took place across the country.
- Why
- The film explores Hansen's descent into a ratings-obsessed media frenzy as the segment became a cultural phenomenon.
- Film title
- Primetime
- Studio
- A24
- Lead actor
- Robert Pattinson
- Character
- Chris Hansen
- Genre
- Dark drama-thriller / biographical crime thriller
- Setting
- 2006, mid-2000s America
- Source series
- To Catch a Predator on Dateline NBC (2004-2007)
- Source series episodes
- 20