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Robert Pattinson secured an interesting bribe for portraying Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim's Primetime.
As reported by Vulture, Oppenheim used the Twilight alum's Zyn addiction to convince him to play the To Catch a Predator host after he was only confirmed to join the project as a producer.
"Rob, at the time, was grappling with a Zyn addiction," the filmmaker said, referring to the nicotine pouch brand.
How did Lance Oppenheim get Robert Pattinson to join 'Primetime'?
Around that time, there was also a Zyn shortage in the US, so Oppenheim came up with the idea to recruit a friend in Canada to send 200 canisters to Pattinson's Los Angeles home.
Following the special delivery, Oppenheim also dropped off the latest version of the Primetime script with a letter that read, "Dear Chris Han-Zyn," leading to Pattinson eventually playing the icon host in the film.
Primetime follows the intense production and ethical dilemmas behind To Catch a Predator, which ran from 2004 to 2007.
Chris Hansen reacts to 'Primetime'
After Primetime hit cinemas in September, Hansen shared his brutal response to the project.
On an episode of podcast Have a Seat, Hansen said that the A24 movie "missed the mark entirely".
When the host questioned if the movie captured any of his humour, the 67-year-old lashed out, "None of my humour. This guy [Robert Pattinson] was so detached. This version of Chris Hansen, played by Robert Pattinson, was so detached, so unhinged, so dark, so unlikable."
The veteran TV host shared that the portrayal had upset both his former and current colleagues.
Robert Pattinson on 'The Batman Part II'
On the other hand, Pattinson confirmed that the production of The Batman Part II has been halted for an undisclosed period of time after director Matt Reeves stepped away to address family matters.
Notably, the Batman Part II is currently expected to arrive in cinemas in February 2028.
