Lance Oppenheim Debuts 'Primetime' With Pattinson as Chris Hansen
Lance Oppenheim's narrative debut 'Primetime' stars Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, arriving weeks after his secret Elizabeth Holmes film.
Lance Oppenheim is making his narrative feature debut with Primetime, a film starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the longtime host known for confronting would-be predators on camera. The project was first reported by Variety.
The idea for Primetime reportedly began with a Cameo video from Hansen that cost $40. Oppenheim met Pattinson about two weeks after receiving that video.
Hansen was not consulted about the film and declined to sign an NDA in order to see it, according to the reporting.
Primetime arrives within weeks of another Oppenheim project: You Can See Everything, a nonfiction film made with Nathan Fielder that centers on Elizabeth Holmes. That film was shot in secret over four years and unveiled as a surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival.
Quick answers
Who stars in Lance Oppenheim's 'Primetime'?
Robert Pattinson stars as Chris Hansen in the film, which is described as Oppenheim's narrative feature debut.
What is 'You Can See Everything' about?
It is a nonfiction film Oppenheim collaborated on with Nathan Fielder, centered on Elizabeth Holmes. It was shot in secret over four years and unveiled as a surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival.
Was Chris Hansen involved in 'Primetime'?
No. Hansen was not consulted about the film and declined to sign an NDA to see it.