‘Primetime’ Is a Robert Pattinson Transformation and the Nightmare Media Movie of Our Time, With Lance Oppenheim!

Heart of the Beast 2026

Paramount release; one of the two films Sean hadn't yet seen.

Avengers: Endgame 2019

Re-released as 'Encore' with eight added minutes, screening in the new 'Infinity Vision' format.

Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother 2026

Mahershala Ali's second proper lead; Amanda loved it, 'one for the dads.'

Forgotten Island 2026

New DreamWorks animated film.

Resident Evil 2026

Week two.

The Wait 2026

Week two; the Mitchum/Redford-style late-period star vehicle, with a dog.

The History of Concrete 2026

John Wilson's feature documentary debut.

La Bola Negra 2026

Netflix; Amanda saw it at Venice, calls it 'undeniable,' a real wow. Guitarica de la Fuente a possible supporting contender.

Verity 2026

Sneak-preview screenings Wednesday night.

Musk 2026

Four-hour documentary, out Oct. 9; second half frames Musk as a media mogul.

The Social Reckoning 2026

Out Oct. 9; feels related to Musk and to Primetime.

Primetime 2026

Lance Oppenheim's scripted debut, built from Ajone Singh's script off Luke Dittrich's 2007 Esquire piece. Pattinson plays Chris Hansen with Dracula and Jerry Maguire in the read; Skyler Cazando's Decoy Dan is the film's conscience and near co-lead. A descent-into-madness media movie shot on roughly 20 to 25 formats, funny and sad at once and pointed about entrapment, conspiracy, and what it costs to be good at this job. It ends with the district attorney (Alex Winter) taking his life while Merritt Weaver's producer is already asking whether she can 'make it work.'

Sperm World 2024

Oppenheim doc; Chris Hansen filmed a Cameo congratulating him on it, the spark for the project.

Some Kind of Heaven 2020

Sirk-inspired 'Technicolor documentary' he was reaching for.

You Can See Everything 2026

His Elizabeth Holmes doc with Nathan Fielder; shot more strictly verite, out Oct. 16.

Lenny Cooke 2013

The Safdies doc that hooked him on their groundwork.

The Cruise 1998

Bennett Miller's doc, cited among filmmakers who cross between forms.

Ace in the Hole 1951

His favorite film; Kirk Douglas an analog for Pattinson's performance.

Vanilla Sky 2001

His other stated favorite; a shibboleth between him and his DP.

Close-Up 1990

F for Fake 1973

Jacob's Ladder 1990

Model for the emotional toll of a descent-into-madness structure.

Wall Street 1987

Bud Fox/Gordon Gekko as the template for the Dan/Hansen dynamic.

Scarface 1983

Sexy Beast 2000

Demonlover 2002

Natural Born Killers 1994

U Turn 1997

Pain & Gain 2013

Body Double 1984

Drive 2011

Lost in America 1985

Sideways 2004

Jessica Hecht, one of his bookmarked actors.

Bright 2017

Blue Velvet 1986

The reference for the To Catch a Predator house interiors.

Bigger Than Life 1956

Tomorrow Never Dies 1997

The Michael Apted Bond film they groped for.

Jerry Maguire 1996

Part of Pattinson's read on Hansen; also a shared touchstone.

Pulp Fiction 1994

The goodwill Travolta then cashed on two angel movies.

Michael 1996

Lance's last great watch; he's genuinely unsure if its world is populated by angels.

Phenomenon 1996

Double-featured with Michael; reminded him of Limitless.

Limitless 2011