{"id":30169,"date":"2026-08-06T19:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30169"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:44:27","slug":"jeff-zucker-scolds-robert-pattinson-in-riveting-primetime-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30169","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Zucker Scolds Robert Pattinson in Riveting &#8216;Primetime&#8217; Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAnd you thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/robert-pattinson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_robert-pattinson\" data-tag=\"robert-pattinson\">Robert Pattinson<\/a>\u2018s take on Antinous in <em>The Odyssey<\/em> was creepy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCheck out the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/trailer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_trailer\" data-tag=\"trailer\">trailer<\/a> below for A24\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/primetime\/\" id=\"auto-tag_primetime\" data-tag=\"primetime\">Primetime<\/a><\/em>, with Pattinson playing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/to-catch-a-predator\/\" id=\"auto-tag_to-catch-a-predator\" data-tag=\"to-catch-a-predator\">To Catch a Predator<\/a><\/em> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/chris-hansen\/\" id=\"auto-tag_chris-hansen\" data-tag=\"chris-hansen\">Chris Hansen<\/a> as he obsessively confronts suspected child predators for Dateline NBC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe intense trailer features former NBCUniversal chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jeff-zucker\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jeff-zucker\" data-tag=\"jeff-zucker\">Jeff Zucker<\/a> playing himself. Zucker\u2019s role in the movie is fairly significant. In the footage, Zucker gets excited about the ratings potential of Hansen\u2019s show, while giving him a backhanded compliment. \u201cI don\u2019t really like your show, but America loves it,\u201d Zucker says. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to move you to primetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey-dark\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p\">\n<p>\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/watch-high-value-target-hunt-for-saddam-hussein-trailer-1236664849\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/In-the-interrogation-room-with-John-Nixon-and-Saddam-Hussein.jpg?w=1500\" alt=\"In-the-interrogation-room-with-John-Nixon-and-Saddam-Hussein\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex@tablet lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-padding-l-125 lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p u-border-l-1 u-border-dotted-l\">\n<p>\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/american-summer-steve-guttenberg-christie-brinkley-release-1236659150\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AmericanSummer_300dpi.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"American Summer\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAfterward, Hansen is shown jumping up and down in the network\u2019s hallway, gushing, \u201cWe\u2019re gonna be bigger than <em>Lost<\/em>!\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Primetime<\/em> is directed by Lance Oppenheim (<em>Some Kind of Heaven<\/em>) and also stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher and Bokeem Woodbine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>To Catch a Predator<\/em> was a recurring series of segments on Dateline NBC that ran from 2004 to 2007. The program worked with watchdog group Perverted Justice to lure men who believed they were arranging sexual encounters with minors to a sting house where they were confronted by Hansen, a camera team and police. The program was canceled amid legal and ethical fallout after one of the show\u2019s suspects shot himself as police and NBC\u2019s cameras entered his home. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Primetime | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5fHXyqQOKL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPrimetime is set to hit theaters Sept. 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And you thought Robert Pattinson\u2018s take on Antinous in The Odyssey was creepy. Check out the official trailer below for A24\u2019s Primetime, with Pattinson playing To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen as he obsessively confronts suspected child predators for Dateline NBC. The intense trailer features former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Zucker playing himself. 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