Robert Pattinson portrays the former “To Catch a Predator” host in the upcoming film.

To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen has a lot to say about Primetime, the upcoming crime thriller about his infamous TV series. Now, the film’s director has snapped back. Lance Oppenheim directed Primetime,

Venice: Lance Oppenheim scuzzies up his fiction feature debut about hidden-camera, reality-TV exploitation with a grim style and often twisted performances from Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers.

The new neo-noir thriller “Primetime” stars Robert Pattinson as TV host Chris Hansen, who exposed pedophiles on camera on his show “To Catch a Predator.” The story draws parallels to a controversial contemporary internet phenomenon.

Chris Hansen walked out of a screening of A24's "Primetime" rather than sign an NDA. Now he's buying ads before the Robert Pattinson film, in theaters Sept. 25.

To Catch a Predator was a recurring segment on Dateline NBC in which Hansen used adult decoys pretending to be minors to ensnare suspected child molesters.

Chris Hansen is weighing his legal options when it comes to Robert Pattinson‘s upcoming film Primetime, based on Hansen’s To Catch a Predator series. Pattinson stars as Hansen, 66, in the film, which distributor A24 says is “inspired by true events.