Chris Hansen bought preshow ad space on every theater screen showing A24's Primetime, flipping a film he never agreed to watch into a marketing vehicle for his streaming platform, and his attorneys may not be far behind. The ad opens on a setting audiences will recognize: a nondescript suburban kitchen, the kind Hansen made famous […] The post Chris Hansen turns A24's film about him into a billboard for his own streaming network appeared first on American Almanac .
Chris Hansen bought preshow ad space on every theater screen showing A24's Primetime, flipping a film he never agreed to watch into a marketing vehicle for his streaming platform, and his attorneys may not be far behind. The ad opens on a setting audiences will recognize: a nondescript suburban kitchen, the kind Hansen made famous during years of televised sting operations on To Catch a Predator. Hansen appears on screen, delivers his signature line, and then pivots, not to NBC, not to Dateline, but to TruBlu, his own streaming network. A QR code fills the screen. The message is clear: if the movie brought you here, Hansen wants you watching his version of the story next. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the ad buy, noting Hansen…Open
A24 turned Chris Hansen away from a screening of "Primetime," a film based on his life and career, after he refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and now the former "To Catch a Predator" host says he is weighing legal action. Hansen showed up at A24's New York headquarters last week to see the Robert […] The post Chris Hansen says he may sue A24 over Robert Pattinson film — but the studio won't let him watch it first appeared first on American Almanac .
A24 turned Chris Hansen away from a screening of "Primetime," a film based on his life and career, after he refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and now the former "To Catch a Predator" host says he is weighing legal action. Hansen showed up at A24's New York headquarters last week to see the Robert Pattinson-led film for the first time. He left without watching a single frame. The studio required him to sign a screening NDA before entering, and Hansen refused. The confrontation caps a months-long dispute between Hansen and the indie studio over a movie that draws directly from his career catching online predators on national television, a project he says was made without his meaningful involvement and, so far, without his consent…Open
Chris Hansen says nobody asked for his blessing before Hollywood turned his career into a thriller, and he wants to know why they bothered using his name at all. The former "To Catch a Predator" host sat down with podcaster Annie Elise ahead of the September 25 theatrical release of Primetime, the A24 film starring […] The post Chris Hansen questions Hollywood's motives as Robert Pattinson film 'Primetime' nears release appeared first on American Almanac .
Chris Hansen says nobody asked for his blessing before Hollywood turned his career into a thriller, and he wants to know why they bothered using his name at all. The former "To Catch a Predator" host sat down with podcaster Annie Elise ahead of the September 25 theatrical release of Primetime, the A24 film starring Robert Pattinson as Hansen. He had not yet seen the movie. He said he plans to watch it soon. But he had already formed a pointed question about the project, as The Hollywood Reporter reported : "It looks dramatic. It looks very dramatic. I know [Robert Pattinson] is a popular actor, and I know the director [Lance Oppenheim] is a popular guy. I also have some questions: What's Hollywood's motive here?" That one line, "What's…Open
The real host of *To Catch a Predator* says Hollywood never asked his permission to make *Primetime*, and he's still waiting to find out what they did with his story. Chris Hansen, the 66-year-old broadcast journalist who spent years confronting adults suspected of sexual crimes on camera, told podcast host Annie Elise that he has […] The post Chris Hansen says he still hasn't seen the Robert Pattinson film about his life appeared first on American Almanac .
The real host of *To Catch a Predator* says Hollywood never asked his permission to make *Primetime*, and he's still waiting to find out what they did with his story. Chris Hansen, the 66-year-old broadcast journalist who spent years confronting adults suspected of sexual crimes on camera, told podcast host Annie Elise that he has not received an advanced screening of the A24 film that puts actor Robert Pattinson in his chair. Hansen said he learned the project was in the works only a couple of months ago, well after cameras had already stopped rolling. The film, titled *Primetime* and directed by Lance Oppenheim, is scheduled to open in theaters September 25. Its cast includes Anna Faris, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers,…Open