Overview
- Primetime premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, giving Bridgers her first feature role as Del, a decoy in a thriller built around the To Catch a Predator era.
- Robert Pattinson praised Bridgers at the Venice press event and director Lance Oppenheim said he suggested her because of the contrast between her deep speaking voice and her singing.
- Early critical reaction has been positive, with The Hollywood Reporter calling Bridgers’ turn a "remarkably assured acting debut."
- Attendees reported that Bridgers contributed a new song that plays over the end credits and there are unconfirmed rumors that Oneohtrix Point Never and Justin Broadrick worked on the score.
- The film’s dramatization of sting operations raises ethical questions about staging confrontations with suspected predators, and festival reaction could shape distribution, awards attention, and final soundtrack credits.