Chris Hansen said he refused to sign an NDA tied to a private screening of Primetime, turning a quiet pre-release event for Robert Pattinson's new film into a public dispute with A24. Hansen said the paperwork went too far and that he was not interested in signing it before the screening.
The disagreement is getting attention because Primetime is already drawing interest ahead of release, with its trailer prompting positive responses and many viewers praising Pattinson for his apparent impression of Hansen. The film stars Pattinson as Hansen and draws from the years when Hansen was associated with To Catch a Predator, which is why the project has been watched closely long before it reaches audiences.
Hansen said the document asked him to give up rights connected to his life, a demand he said he would not accept. TMZ reported that he shared part of the NDA he said A24 wanted him to sign before the private screening, and Clause 5 in that version says the recipient releases the company and its related parties from claims linked to the project. In Hansen's telling, that went beyond a routine screening agreement and into territory he was unwilling to cross.
But A24 is pushing back on that account. A studio source said the company sent Hansen a standard screening NDA one week before the planned screening and gave him a chance to send it back with comments. The source said he could have had his lawyer review it and suggest changes, but that he did not return it with revisions. That leaves the dispute centered not on whether there was paperwork, but on how far the document really went and whether Hansen used the chance to negotiate before the screening.
The friction matters because Hansen arrived at the preview intending to attend without signing the NDA, and the gap between the two sides now shapes whether he can see the film at all. TMZ said Hansen would need to buy a ticket if he wants to watch Primetime, which pushes the question out of the private screening room and into the ordinary marketplace. For now, the conflict has added another twist to a movie that was already getting notice before release, and it is still unclear whether Hansen will sign anything or simply wait for a public showing.
