Overview
- Hansen says he went to A24’s offices on Friday for a private showing of Primetime but left after refusing to sign a legal form that he says would have surrendered rights to his name, image and related claims.
- He told interviewers that his lawyers reviewed the document in advance and advised him not to sign because it was unusually restrictive, and he says he has no financial or consulting relationship with the film.
- Production sources told outlets that non-credited outsiders are commonly asked to sign standard NDAs before early viewings and that people who have seen Primetime are connected to the filmmakers, while A24 declined to comment on Hansen’s account.
- Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim and written by Ajon Singh, stars Robert Pattinson as Hansen, is billed as “inspired by true events,” and is set for a Venice premiere followed by a Sept. 25 theatrical release; Hansen says he has not viewed the finished movie.
- The exchange revives broader questions about how filmmakers adapt controversial televised sting operations, who is consulted or paid, and how legal control over pre-release screenings can shape public debate about ethics and human consequences, including the 2006 Rockwall County case tied to To Catch a Predator.