Would somebody get these perverts out of here?! Robert Pattinson may be charming audiences with the greasiest, most craven performance of his career to date in Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey, but he’s about to take on one of the most memed and notorious individuals in television history, and he’s about to invite you to take a seat.
In a career full of unusual roles, this one might be the most unusual yet, because A24 has just released the latest trailer for Primetime, in which Pattinson is playing the role of Chris Hansen, the longtime host of NBC’s controversial investigative series To Catch a Predator, as the film explores the blurred line between justice, entertainment and spectacle.
Directed by Lance Oppenheim, making the jump from documentaries to feature films for the first time, Primetime is a retelling of the cultural phenomenon that was To Catch a Predator, the massively successful series that lured suspected online predators into televised sting operations before Hansen confronted them on camera. Of course, you’ll have seen the memes of Hansen leaning to the side, as he instructs you to take a seat. That’s when you know something breached the pop culture bubble.
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The movie follows Hansen during the height of the show’s popularity as it transitions from something that was a ratings success into a far more complex situation, because the argument begins that it starts to cross a line between public service and tabloid sensationalism, and asking how far exactly television and its producers are willing to go in pursuit of the next big headline or story.
Pattinson is joined by an impressive cast led by Merritt Wever (Severance), Skyler Gisondo (Superman), Anna Faris (Scary Movie), and musician Phoebe Bridgers. The screenplay comes from Ajon Singh, while Pattinson also serves as a producer alongside Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen through Square Peg.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
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🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
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Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
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The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
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Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
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Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
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Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
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Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What Else Is Robert Pattinson Making?
It’s been a huge year for Pattinson, already. He kicked it off in The Drama, alongside Zendaya, in what proved to be a massive commercial success for a dark comedy. He then jumped into The Odyssey, alongside Zendaya. Later this year, he’ll appear in Dune: Part Three, alongside Zendaya.
Lastly, he’s set to appear in Here Comes the Flood alongside Zen- oops, Denzel Washington. The acclaimed Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is behind the camera for that one. Lastly, he’s currently shooting The Batman Part II in the UK.
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