Chris Hansen Buys Ads Before Every Screening of A24’s ‘Primetime’ (Exclusive)
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Key Points:
- Chris Hansen, known for hosting To Catch a Predator, has purchased preshow advertising on all screens showing the upcoming A24 film Primetime, which stars Robert Pattinson as Hansen.
- In the ad, Hansen directs audiences to his streaming network TruBlu, which features predator investigations similar to those that made him famous, aiming to capitalize on renewed attention from the film's release.
- Hansen declined to attend the film's screening due to a required legal agreement barring him from suing A24 and is currently consulting attorneys about his options following the film's release.
- Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim and based on a 2007 Esquire article, explores Hansen's sting operations and the controversial suicide of Texas district attorney Bill Conradt, a target of one such operation.
- Hansen had wanted to clarify in his ad that the film is a "Hollywood fantasy version" of actual events, but the line was removed due to concerns about potential backlash from A24.
