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Robert Pattinson sparks frenzy in Venice as he plays one of television's most controversial journalists

From El Comercio · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • “Primetime,” starring Robert Pattinson as television journalist Chris Hansen, received a nearly nine-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
  • Pattinson said he studied Hansen's program, podcast episodes and interviews to prepare for the role.
  • Hansen called the performance “too dramatic” without seeing the full film, while saying his family considered it “a pretty good imitation.”

Robert Pattinson's name echoed outside Venice's Palazzo del Cinema on Saturday afternoon, where crowds shouted for the actor. Inside, his new film “Primetime” received a standing ovation lasting nearly nine minutes, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

I watched the whole show, every episode of his podcast, every interview I could find.

· Robert PattinsonPattinson described how he researched Chris Hansen before playing him in “Primetime.”

The film's real surprise was not the reception but Pattinson's subject. He plays Chris Hansen, the journalist behind “To Catch a Predator,” the controversial program in which Hansen confronted alleged sexual predators on camera. Pattinson said he studied every episode of the show, every episode of Hansen's podcast and every interview he could find.

Too dramatic.

· Chris HansenHansen's assessment of Pattinson's performance, given before he had watched the full film.

Hansen declined to sign a confidentiality agreement that would have allowed him to watch the film before its premiere, Variety reported. Without seeing the complete movie, he described Pattinson's portrayal as “too dramatic,” while acknowledging that his family thought it was “a pretty good imitation.”

A pretty good imitation.

· Chris Hansen's familyHansen said his family viewed Pattinson's portrayal more favorably.

“I hope he likes the film,” Pattinson said at the Venice press conference. Directed by Lance Oppenheim in his feature-film debut, “Primetime” draws on Luke Dittrich's article “Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die.” The film is scheduled to reach cinemas on September 25.

I hope he likes the film.

· Robert PattinsonPattinson responded to the prospect of Hansen seeing the film.
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Originally published by El Comercio in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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