Robert Pattinson loves any excuse to put on a weird voice, and his latest role is no exception: he stars in the new teaser trailer for Primetime, A24’s upcoming film in which he plays broadcast journalist Chris Hansen, the face of the former Dateline NBC series To Catch a Predator.

Primetime is directed by documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind of Heaven) in his narrative feature debut. Set in 2006, when the bulk of the series’ episodes aired, the film follows Hansen and his crew working with law enforcement and hiring “decoys” to trap and arrest suspected pedophiles. The show drew millions of viewers.

However, 2006 was also the year when a target of To Catch a Predator, named Bill Conradt, shot and killed himself right as officers and the film crew entered his home. The incident led to the end of the show.

This is Pattinson’s second A24 film this year, following The Drama. He’ll also soon be seen in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and in Dune: Part Three, as well as in Netflix’s Here Comes the Flood.

Primetime also stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine, and Phoebe Bridgers.

Primetime is expected to release in cinemas this autumn. Watch the trailer below:

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