Chris Hansen Says He Refused to Sign His Life Away to Preview Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ So A24 Wouldn’t Screen It for Him

Chris Hansen didn’t get to take a seat for the new A24 movie “Primetime.” The 66-year-old veteran journalist went to the offices of indie distributor A24 to watch the Lance Oppenheim film, in which he is played by Robert Pattinson, before it bows at the Venice Film Festival. He left without seeing it. The former…

As Chris Hansen gets the A24 treatment with Primetime, he’s keeping an open mind. The former host of To Catch a Predator recently confirmed he’s “going to see” the Lance Oppenheim-helmed thriller, which stars Robert Pattinson as Hansen, after the film’s team invited him to a private screening. “We had heard that this w

Chris Hansen Questions ‘Hollywood’s Motive’ Over Robert Pattinson’s ‘To Catch A Predator’ Film  HuffPost

The journalist name-dropped the actor he would've preferred to see play him on the big screen.

Chris Hansen questions 'motive' behind Robert Pattinson's 'Primetime'  USA Today

The former 'To Catch a Predator' host says he had a different actor in mind to play himself.