Primetime Wins 7-Minute Venice Ovation as Pattinson's Chris Hansen Turn Draws Cheers
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Updated · Variety · Sep 5
Primetime Wins 7-Minute Venice Ovation as Pattinson's Chris Hansen Turn Draws Cheers
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Sep 5
Summary
A seven-minute standing ovation greeted “Primetime” at its Venice debut, with Robert Pattinson’s performance as Chris Hansen drawing chants inside the theater and crowds shouting “Robert” outside the Palazzo del Cinema.
Suki Waterhouse, seated a row behind Pattinson under festival protocol, kissed him during the applause as the crowd later chanted for director Lance Oppenheim and acting debutante Phoebe Bridgers.
A24’s Sept. 25 release is based on Luke Dittrich’s 2007 Esquire article about “To Catch a Predator,” with Skyler Gisondo, Merritt Wever and former NBC chief Jeff Zucker also appearing.
Chris Hansen has criticized the film before seeing it, calling Pattinson’s portrayal overly dramatic and stressing the movie is a fictionalized account made without his involvement.