{"id":1958279,"date":"2026-05-27T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958279"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:00:04","slug":"a24s-primetime-trailer-teases-phoebe-bridgers-acting-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958279","title":{"rendered":"A24&#8217;s &#8216;Primetime&#8217; trailer teases Phoebe Bridgers&#8217; acting debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/03ZaDePF67mvbIDvn0LWw45\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1779885944.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment but Pheobe Bridgers&#8217; feature film acting debut is teased in the trailer for <em>Primetime<\/em>. Honestly, you can&#8217;t stop multi-talented musicians <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/erupcja-charli-xcx-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">making their way into Hollywood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest A24 unsettler, the Grammy-winning artist joins a talented cast including Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo. Pattinson plays investigative journalist and TV presenter Chris Hansen, who famously hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/feature\/the_shame_game.php\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">controversial <em>Dateline<\/em> series <em>To Catch a Predator<\/em><\/a> in the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Lance Oppenheim, <em>Primetime<\/em> draws inspiration from Hansen&#8217;s mission to make the notorious NBC show, which has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/jan\/27\/to-catch-a-predator-sundance\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">complicated legacy<\/a> \u2014 Jimmy Kimmel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/predators-documentary-dateline-to-catch-a-predator-review\/685421\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">once referred<\/a> to it as &#8220;<em>Punk&#8217;d<\/em> for pedophiles.&#8221; Hansen&#8217;s team deployed hidden surveillance and undercover reporting to expose \u2014 and assist in arresting \u2014 men soliciting sex with minors in online chatrooms. It was true crime on primetime TV, with Hansen&#8217;s decoy actors and production team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/6870926\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">working with police and online watchdog group Perverted Justice<\/a> to confront accused sexual predators as the cameras rolled. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/08\/27\/business\/media\/27predator.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">ratings were through the roof<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear who Bridgers will play yet, however, with the talent of this cast and the complex notoriety of the show it&#8217;s channelling combined, we&#8217;re absolutely in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Primetime<\/em> will hit cinemas autumn 2026.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p><span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/trailers\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Trailers tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">Trailers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/primetime-trailer-a24-trailer-pheobe-bridgers-robert-pattinson&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/03ZaDePF67mvbIDvn0LWw45\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1779885944.png&#8221;] It&#8217;s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment but Pheobe Bridgers&#8217; feature film acting debut is teased in the trailer for Primetime. Honestly, you can&#8217;t stop multi-talented musicians making their way into Hollywood. In the latest A24 unsettler, the Grammy-winning artist joins a talented cast including Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo. 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