‘Come On In’: See New Trailer for ‘To Catch a Predator’ Movie ‘Primetime’ Starring Robert Pattinson
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- A24 released the first full trailer for 'Primetime,' directed by Lance Oppenheim, with a theatrical release date set for September 25.
- Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen, the real-life host of 'To Catch a Predator,' depicted in the trailer pursuing 'a whale' after the show's move from Dateline NBC to primetime TV.
- Skyler Gisondo plays an actor cast as a pretend teenage boy used to lure men into the sting operations, with Pattinson's Hansen telling him: 'What you're doing is more than acting. You're cleansing the world of an ancient evil.'
- Phoebe Bridgers appears in her first big-screen role as a member of the show's Perverted Justice sting team.
- Merritt Wever, Anna Faris, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine round out the cast, with Wever playing a Predator producer.
- The trailer follows a May teaser and arrives as the real 'To Catch a Predator' was also recently the subject of the documentary 'Predators,' which examined how a suspected predator's suicide after being approached by law enforcement and the production team effectively ended the show.
Why it matters: A24's September 25 release lands alongside the documentary 'Predators,' which recast the real show's legacy — the trailer's framing of Hansen's obsessive pursuit will inevitably be read against the documented suicide that ended the original program.
