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Chris Hansen claims A24 wouldn’t show him Primetime unless he signed away rights to his name, image and potential legal rights; A24 says it was merely a standard NDA for a preview to prevent leaks. Hansen’s lawyers reportedly advised against signing, and the film—about his show To Catch A Predator—is headed for a Venice premiere before a broader release.
Former 'To Catch a Predator' host Chris Hansen denounces the film Primetime as a fictionalized portrayal of his life, claiming he was turned away from an advance screening for refusing to sign away rights to his name and likeness; Pattinson stars in the A24 drama that covers a 2006-era Hansen, which he has not seen and says is heavily dramatized.
Chris Hansen didn’t watch an early screening of Robert Pattinson’s Primetime after claiming A24 asked him to sign away his rights to his name, image and brand in a restrictive NDA. He went to A24’s offices for a private screening but left without viewing the film, noting the NDA as a standard spoiler/IP-protection measure.
Deadline reports that Chris Hansen wasn’t refused for refusing to sign away his rights; he was turned away from a private Primetime screening because attendees must sign a standard NDA to prevent spoilers. A Deadline source clarifies the NDA is common for preview audiences, and Hansen’s earlier claim was contradicted by reports that fellow invitee Jesse Watters declined to sign and was denied entry. The film, directed by Lance Oppenheim and starring Robert Pattinson as Hansen, is set to premiere this year.
Deadline reports Chris Hansen was denied a private Primetime screening after refusing to sign a standard advance-screening NDA; a source said he was not asked to “sign away” his rights and that the NDA is a routine measure to guard against spoilers and IP. Hansen had claimed on Fox News that A24 wanted him to surrender rights to his name, image and brand. The film, starring Pattinson as Hansen, premieres September 25 in theaters.
Veteran investigator Chris Hansen says he refused an unusually restrictive NDA that would surrender his name, image and rights to his brand to obtain a private screening of Robert Pattinson’s A24 drama Primetime. He went to A24 for a 10 a.m. screening but left without seeing the film after pushing back on the paperwork, noting he has no financial stake in the movie. The project, inspired by Hansen’s Dateline work, premieres at the Venice Film Festival and opens in theaters Sept. 25; A24 did not comment.
Chris Hansen plans a private screening of A24’s Primetime, a Pattinson-led drama about his To Catch a Predator era, and says he’ll judge how dramatized it is while questioning Hollywood’s motive; he even notes Dennis Leary could have played him, with Primetime hitting theaters Sept. 25.
Chris Hansen says he’ll reserve judgment on Primetime, the film about his life, until he sees it and questions Hollywood’s motives for using his name; he laments not getting to tell his life story with Denis Leary in the lead (age permitting) and notes Leary’s blunt Gen X persona versus Robert Pattinson’s more fantasy-driven image; Hansen plans to watch the movie next week and will share updates.
Chris Hansen says he wasn’t consulted about the upcoming film Primetime, a dramatization of his To Catch a Predator era, and questions Hollywood’s motives; he would have cast Denis Leary instead of Pattinson, and A24 has organized a private screening before its Sept. 25 release.
Chris Hansen says he didn’t get to choose his own actor for the upcoming A24 film Primetime, which reimagines his To Catch a Predator era with Robert Pattinson playing Hansen; Hansen once imagined Denis Leary in the role, questions Hollywood’s motives, hasn’t seen the movie yet but will have a private screening, and notes the film’s trailer shows Pattinson’s dramatic transformation as the film tells the origin of Hansen’s Dateline coverage, set to hit theaters Sept. 25.
Chris Hansen says he wasn’t involved in the Primetime biopic about his To Catch a Predator days and only learned of the project after production wrapped; he questions Hollywood’s motive and will view a private A24 screening before commenting on how dramatized it is, noting the trailer’s dark portrayal and the film’s commercial aims. Primetime opens September 25, 2026.
Chris Hansen weighs in on the Primetime trailer starring Robert Pattinson, saying he hasn’t seen the film yet and questions Hollywood’s motive; he also reveals he would have cast Denis Leary to play him, and notes the film’s Sept. 25 theatrical release.
The NBA announced its 2026 national TV plan, expanding over-the-air broadcasts to 90 games (up from 79) while keeping total nationally televised games at 247; notable shifts include no national games on Super Bowl Sunday, ABC/ESPN’s Christmas slate with five games simulcast across both networks, ABC adding four Saturday over-the-air games on Jan. 30 (first such nod outside Christmas), NBC’s 69 broadcast games led by a season-opening tripleheader and 'on the bench' productions, and Prime Video’s schedule featuring six weeks of Friday night doubleheaders, weekly primetime Thursday games starting Jan. 21, Saturday afternoon games beginning Feb. 6, and Europe games in January, with NBA TV airings yet to be announced.
Natalie Fear praises Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime as a visually unsettling, pulse-pounding biopic about Chris Hansen, anchored by Robert Pattinson’s morally gray performance. The film’s cinematography—blending high-def imaging with hidden-camera aesthetics by David Bolen—evokes a dizzying, nostalgic 2000s reality-TV vibe that’s both claustrophobic and hypnotic, creating unrelenting tension throughout.
Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen in Primetime, a dramatized retelling of Dateline’s To Catch a Predator; his impression is chillingly accurate—deep, gravelly, and nasal—giving the film its creepiest edge and sparking chatter about possible award recognition.