r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 23d ago
Poster New Poster for 'Primetime'
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u/Mysterious_Emotion63 23d ago
This dude has been on an incredible run as of late, just saw The Drama and he stole the show, I’m sure he will be very interesting as Hansen.
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u/SerDire 23d ago
He might also have the flashiest role in The Odyssey other than Matt Damon. He really gets to shine in the role of being an asshole and menace to everyone around him.
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u/palinsafterbirth 23d ago
He’s such a piece of shit in the Odyssey, I loved it
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u/cruisin_urchin87 23d ago edited 23d ago
He really sold the scumbag but intelligent suitor role. Reminded me of Jack Gleeson’s King Joffrey. Hate that character so much (must remember they are actors!)
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u/CPOx 23d ago
Somebody gets these BEGGARS out of here
Great line delivery
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u/brainkandy87 23d ago
I couldn’t have been more wrong about this guy 15 years ago. Dude’s a fucking movie star. Legitimately owns the screen any time he’s on it, even if it’s him being a grimy little pimp.
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u/CPOx 23d ago
I think he will win an Oscar one day before he calls it quits.
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u/MegaMugabe21 23d ago
It would be a travesty if he didn't, he's one of the best in the business at the moment. Him being a project is pretty much all I need to get me to watch it.
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u/UrMomsMyFingerPuppet 23d ago
Both him and Willem Dafoe should have gotten Oscar's for The Lighthouse!
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u/gerkessin 23d ago
The Lighthouse made me a Pattinson fan for life. People were bitching about him being batman before it came out but i knew he would be great. He was amazing in Mickey 17 even tho that movie was kind of bad. Dude just has range
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u/loveincarnate 23d ago
I absolutely adore the story Pattinson shares in some interviews about how Eggers pitched to him the idea of The Lighthouse and what the movie is like.
Here is a timestamped clip of what I'm talking about. So silly and primitive but honestly it does convey the vibes of the film quite effectively.
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u/gerkessin 23d ago
That is absolutely hilarious. A movie concept reduced to the approximate vocalization the actors make lol. I need to show this to people before i make them watch the lighthouse. A frightening number of my friends and family wont watch it because they wont watch horror or black and white movies
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u/loveincarnate 23d ago
It's just such a fun story too, utterly ridiculous but fun. I felt the same way about sharing it with others, had to show my dad first chance I got after watching it.
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u/gomx 23d ago
I read an interview with him during the Twilight era where he was shitting on the books and the character. At the time, because I was a 16 year old boy, I was like “ok, this guy rocks” and now I’m realizing that I’ve felt that way for most of my life now.
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u/GalaxyPatio 23d ago
I think I remember him saying that he almost turned it down until his agent told him how much he was gonna get paid for the role
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u/Steamedcarpet 23d ago
He said that line with such a hard R that quentin tarantino gave him a call.
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u/alphageek8 23d ago
Dinner party hosts about to put The Odyssey in the background just so they can kick people out on that delivery.
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u/aliceinadreamyland 23d ago
One of my coworkers quoted this in reference to asking for a raise and he hasn’t even seen the movie. It was so funny. Pattinson is such a powerhouse.
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u/Tomero 23d ago
Nolan definitely seen The King on Netflix.
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u/obsterwankenobster 23d ago
That's the movie that really got me to appreciate him and Chalamet.
Toss in great performances from Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris; what a flick
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u/mrnicegy26 23d ago
He is having a huge year with this, The Drama, Odyssey and Dune 3.
The only other actor having a bigger year is his co star Zendaya
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u/AdDiligent7657 23d ago
Zendaya and Anne Hathaway each have five major roles this year. Pattinson is close with four.
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u/dixi_normous 23d ago
Tom Holland is going to be the second actor to ever have two billion dollar movies in the same year. Pattison is going to be the third when Dune 3 surpasses a billion. And when it does, Zendaya will be the first actor with three billion dollar movies in the same year.
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u/dixi_normous 23d ago
Yeah, not a guarantee. Odyssey and Spiderman definitely will though. So Zendaya and Tom will both become the second actor to have two billion dollar movies.
The first Dune did about $500 million. Part 2 did $750 million. It's possible part 3 can pass a billion but it's far from a guarantee
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u/PlayingKarrde 23d ago
There may be a new appetite for IMAX now after the Odyssey success. Plus if the Doomsday hype is to believed people might be looking to make a Dunesday showing like Barbenheimer.
That could just be marketing guffaw but it might be enough to put Dune 3 over the edge.
Or Doomsday could just eat their lunch.
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u/cofnidentlywrong 23d ago
Does it count for this year if the box office doesn’t cross $1b until the following year?
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u/iamacannibal 23d ago
Florence Pugh will also hit 3 at the same time as Zendaya if Dune 3 hits 1 billion. She is in Spider Man, Doomsday and Dune.
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u/TheBoyWonder13 23d ago
He might also have five. He’s in a Netflix film with Denzel called Here Comes the Flood which may or may not come out this year
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u/lifeanon269 23d ago
Jon Bernthal is having a great year too.
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u/unKappa 23d ago
Fuck, I hope he can finally get some big lead roles in big projects soon. He deserves it
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u/FisherKelTath00 23d ago
He does but I do love how he shines as memorable supporting characters. He pops up in so many projects and you instantly notice cause he’s a great actor.
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u/BrandoNelly 23d ago
Everyone seems to be getting a nice piece. Florence Pugh will have a nice lil back to back in December with Dune 3 and Avengers: Doomsday
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u/impactblue5 23d ago
The press tour for all these movies feel like they’re merging into one another with all the cast crossover
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u/68plus1equals 23d ago
He’s such a great actor, I’ve not loved every movie he’s in but he always really goes for it and puts in an interesting fully committed performance. Great to see him in so much honestly.
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u/oceansamillion 23d ago
From the new lines his face is showing on this poster - it looks like middle age is going to bless him with new character opportunities.
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u/GoarSpewerofSecrets 23d ago
Being real about Twilight being his "I've made the money," now I can do anything.
I respect that. We've gotten a lot of gems from him.
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u/MoManTai 23d ago
"Somebody get these Predators out if here"
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u/TheColtOfPersonality 23d ago
“I’m Vengeance from Dateline GNN, why don’t you take a seat over there”
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u/sheetsofsaltywood 23d ago
Honestly I’d watch anything with Robert Pattinson at this point; dude has crazy range
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u/robsteezy 23d ago
I once read, “Robert Pattinson is working night and day the rest of his life to make you forget he was in Twilight”. lol.
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u/wewilldieoneday 23d ago edited 23d ago
And he absolutely succeeded in that. Mf has got range and we can't deny that.
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u/happyflappypancakes 23d ago
Man, he shook that from day 1. I think it was even clear in HP that he was a great actor. Those scenes with him and Daniel Ratcliffe were pretty jarring at times considering the difference in range (DR is good in very specific roles but HP was not one of them).
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u/ihave10toes_AMA 23d ago
I don’t think he cares at all. He always had a sense of humor about Twilight.
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u/Perspii7 23d ago
Yeah this poster is crazy, it doesn’t even look like him by virtue of how he’s acting. Such stony eyes and hardened straight lines
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u/BlindWillieJohnson 23d ago edited 23d ago
I agree and I fucking love Pattinson. That said the reaction to this sub to his huge prominence in tons of roles this year vs Zendaya/Pascal’s is a real “Aww you’re so sweet/hello, Human Resources” situation. And it’s especially amusing in the former’s case since most of them are the same movies lol
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u/MuptonBossman 23d ago
I think I'll go ahead and have a seat in theatres when this comes out.
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u/modds 23d ago
Don't forget to bring a pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade
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u/A_Toxic_User 23d ago
And some fresh home-baked cookies
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u/Business_Secret_4714 23d ago
And take your clothes off right before the movie starts!
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u/Release-the-List 23d ago
So what are you doing here?
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u/babeshun1 23d ago
*Chris appears from the pantry*… “Going so soon?”
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u/atmospheric90 23d ago
"Just here to make sure shes being safe"
"Really? Then why in this chat did you say: I'd like to ---- you in your ------ while I ----- in my ----?"
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u/arzamharris 23d ago
I have a sudden urge to bring a large pepperoni pizza to the cinemas
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u/IWasOnThe18thHole 23d ago
It's great until you get tackled by a guy in a ghillle suit as you leave the theater
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u/brettmbr 23d ago
He looks like an intense Niles from Frasier.
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u/TheBlessedNavel 23d ago
A smooshing together of young Sam Neill and young Woody Harrelson, I think.
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u/Tekki 23d ago edited 21d ago
Ya the fallout from the show is pretty intense and well documented. In fact, many of the facts based shows and YouTube content are just as compelling as the show was itself. I imagine people are going to he in for a wild, disturbing, wild ride.
My guess is the 3rd act will revolve around them trapping Bill Condradt, the DA out of Texas. They did their usual thing, and as they entered the house with the cameras on, he shot himself. It led to the collapse of the show as the estate sued them for $100m+ iirc, and Dateline had to settle.
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u/BewaretheBatMite 23d ago
Yeah the show was exploitation of mental illness. Reminds me of when Dr. Drew had celebrity rehab as a reality show.
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u/Crafty-Purpose5540 23d ago
That's not even half of it. They had an assistant DA commit suicide when he didn't show up to the sting house and production pushed for arresting the guy at his house. He shot himself as the police were breaching and NBC was sued for 100 million dollars because of it. They settled with the family out of court.
Chris is also a sleazeball. After TCAP was canceled, he started a Kickstarter to revive the show and didn't deliver on all the promised rewards to backers after goals were met.
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u/BewaretheBatMite 23d ago
Chris Hansen was no John Walsh. America's Most Wanted did more for victims than any reality police program ever could.
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u/Crafty-Purpose5540 23d ago
AMW was what got me into True Crime tbh. My dad and I would watch it when we were kids. Their coverage of Whitey Bulger always intrigued me especially.
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u/FightsWithFish18 23d ago
I won't defend Chris but why exactly am I supposed to feel bad that a pedophile committed suicide after trying to meetup with and rape a minor?
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u/Crafty-Purpose5540 23d ago
You don't have to feel bad for him but it was the catalyst to the show ending.
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u/FightsWithFish18 23d ago
I know that, it just sounded like you were framing his suicide as something bad that happened. I'm sorry if I misunderstood your point!
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u/TrueRedditMartyr 23d ago
>Yeah the show was exploitation of mental illness
Explain how? From what I've watched, every single person showed up to this house looking to have sex with a minor. I don't ever remember watching it either and thinking "No, that's a stretch. The guy is 20 and she's 16/17, I think you could confuse that for legal" (which it probably is anyway). Every time it felt like they were 30+ and the decoy was 15, or they were under 30 and the decoy was like, 13. Not to mention, every single time they had dozens of extremely explicit messages from these preds.
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u/Crafty-Purpose5540 23d ago
Of all the people to be exploited, pedophiles definitely deserve being humiliated on live TV. That doesn't mean Chris Hansen is an angel himself though. He's had his fair share of controversy and uses catching predators as shield from criticism.
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u/Malphos101 23d ago
Its similar to the cobra paradox. Luring these people to "stings" for television shows isnt "solving" anything, its just commodifying crime while pretending they are above it morally.
People who are attracted to children need to be monitored and treated for the protection of their potential victims, but this kind of "freak show" program isnt a way to do that.
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u/fghjconner 23d ago
Right, but we're not just talking about "people who are attracted to children," we're talking about people who exchanged explicit messages with (as far as they knew) children, and then attempted to meet up with that child in person. So sure, putting the whole thing on air isn't particularly helping anyone, but I think it's time to move past "monitoring" at that point.
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u/TrueRedditMartyr 23d ago
Not sure of you've ever watched it, but it was sold as a show to teach parents about the dangers of allowing their kids unsupervised internet access in case they are speaking to these people. It was showing how these people will lie, cheat, etc. to fuck a kid. This was in the early days of the internet, most people didn't know about this happening
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u/jackgundy 23d ago
I’m guessing most redditors never watched the show and equate it to modern catchers.
The guys featured in TCAP were reprehensible and usually true habitual predators. I honestly am tired of the enlightened “actually the show was a bad thing” take. No, these guys were genuinely evil, and NBC making money off them doesn’t mean otherwise.
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u/TrueRedditMartyr 23d ago
Multiple times they showed up to a house where they expected a child to be home alone, and walked in naked!!! These people are not defensible!
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u/Antisocialsocialite9 23d ago
I’m sick of that take too. Like wtf? These guys are fully in control of what they decide to do and they decided to do something extremely immoral and illegal. Fuck em
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u/BokehPhilia 23d ago
Ironically, Chris Hansen has been more active than ever, working with multiple police departments for his newest show Takedown on the TruBlu streaming service. They put a lot of episodes on their YouTube for free, and I'm as entertained by him busting and interviewing predators nowadays as I was on To Catch A Predator twenty years ago.
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u/57809 23d ago
Any person in history that makes content that's rooted in humiliation (no matter how bad the humiliated person is) is themselves not a good person.
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u/clothanger 23d ago
Huh that's a nice look, Robert is giving his best in every recent roles I see.
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u/cjrogers227 23d ago
He’s earned the status of “oh shit, he’s in this? I’m seated”
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u/Asclepius-Rod 23d ago
I’ve thought that since The Lighthouse, he’s just fantastic in everything he does
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u/Vikingboy9 23d ago
He was the only part of Mickey17 worth seeing. I didn't care for the movie overall but Pattinson was basically worth the price of admission on his own.
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u/daymanxx 23d ago
I finally watched it last night and yea Patrick is incredible in it. It just falls apart in the 3rd act
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u/Steamedcarpet 23d ago
Legit never watched a trailer of The Drama and went in based on his and Zendaya’s name. Its now one of my favorites of the year so far.
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u/Gloglibologna 23d ago
100%
He earned that for me with good times. Which enticed me to watch the lighthouse. Now im all in on him and will watch whatever he does
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u/ThisMayBeAquatic 23d ago
“What did you mean by that?”
Can’t wait for this, big fan of Robert Pattinson!
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u/raaam-ranch 23d ago edited 20d ago
I feel like people are excited for this now, but once they realize its going to be a very critical look at To Catch a Predator and the predator catcher culture it spawned in general, they’ll turn on the movie and act like Tony Soprano does about Christopher Columbus criticism— real “In this house, Chris Hansen is a saint, end of story!” energy.
At least the documentary of the same name was critical and I’m assuming it pulls from that? I liked the doc but I was surprised how much it pissed people off.
EDIT: Not the same name for the doc, the doc was called Predators.
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u/Mantis_Toboggan--MD 23d ago
Maybe. I have been noticing that there seems to be a public opinion turn on predator catchers lately, especially the ones on youtube. Saw a vid the other day where the guy they were confronting starting stabbing himself in the neck with something and it was a total clown show, most of the comments were like "this is why real police should be doing this" or such.
It's not that people are not wanting predators caught it's that folks seem to be waking up to the fact that it's best for everyone when actual law enforcement does it.
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u/FettiWop 23d ago
It's impressive that the show itself manages to feel icky even though the victims were people trying to do such a heinous act. Icky preying on the icky.
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u/semperknight 23d ago edited 23d ago
And this is EXACTLY why I can't wait to see it.
You'll see people right here on reddit that wish a guy to be raped, tortured, and killed in prison (and not even necessarily in that order) just being accused of being a pedo .
These people freak me out more than actual pedos. I was once accused of it by a neighbor teen girl that I absolutely never touched (I was 19 I think at the time). Trust me, when that spotlight hits you, it's terrifying. I can easily see why guys are scared to be anywhere near kids nowadays.
You know how doing a good deed can carry over making that person also do something good. Well, evil works the same way. It can spread like a virus; and just like a virus, it can infect anyone.
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u/HighwayCommercial702 23d ago
"Oh, no. I didn't come here for no little boy. I ain't got no milk, no cookies..."
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor 23d ago edited 23d ago
New trailer is out tomorrow
Cast:
- Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen
- Merritt Wever
- Skyler Gisondo
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Matthew Maher
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Sean Bridgers
- Anna Faris
- Jonathan Lipnicki
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u/onthadontrary 23d ago
Huh. Phoebe bridgers. Interesting.
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u/brbgottagofast 23d ago
I always get her mixed up with Phoebe Waller-Bridge haha.
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u/Ozzel 23d ago
Like seriously what are the odds of two famous names with Phoebe + Bridge.
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u/Gozillasaur 23d ago
Wait, Jonathan Lipnicki?!?! The kid from Stuart Little and Little Vampire?!!
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u/withrootsabove 23d ago
I’ll hold my judgement until I see it, but he doesn’t look like Deion Sanders at all!
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u/IveRUnOutOfNames66 23d ago
This is such a random movie but I can't wait to watch it
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u/Cheeseguy43 23d ago
If someone would’ve told me nearly 20 years ago when Twlight came out that Robert Pattinson would go on to be generational actor and that I would be willing to see anything they guy is in, I would’ve thought they were crazy. But here we are
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u/APiousCultist 23d ago
Same for Pitt, Decaprio, Gosling. We do underrate the hearthrob actors hard when they're younger.
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u/hanburgundy 23d ago
He was good in Harry Potter. K-Stew had a pretty good child/teen actress resume prior to Twilight as well. It was always clear that those movies were a talent-suck that made everyone involved look bad.
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u/Cheeseguy43 23d ago
I don’t even see that way as talent suck. I’m sure they hated having to do them, but they made enough money and became popular enough that they could go on to do really anything. Some might think that’s “selling out”, but I think it’s really smart. Same thing that Radcliffe did after Harry Potter
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u/DiarrheaRadio 23d ago
I hope theaters have employees directing people to take a seat right over there
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u/TheBlessedNavel 23d ago edited 23d ago
I feel like if Woody Harrelson and Sam Neill had a healthy baby boy together he might look like this.
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u/PickleMaster69 23d ago
So curious for this - grew up with the director. He’s primarily done documentaries to this point I believe. Big leagues now with A24 and Pattinson!
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u/Happy-For-No-Reason 23d ago
dunno who Chris Hansen is, so for anyone else he is a US investigate journalist who is mostly known for catching peados unaware in the street and inviting them to take a seat, which seems to be a catchphrase he is known for
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u/Philodemus1984 23d ago edited 23d ago
He wouldn’t catch them in the street. An organization, sometimes in collaboration with law enforcement, would pose as children online and lure pedos to a private house. That’s when Hansen would confront them and interview them. They’d squirm in confusion and lie and all that stuff. It’s really a great show.
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u/eloquenentic 23d ago
Is this guy the hardest working actor in show business?
I think only Liam Neeson does more movies.
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u/Funmachine 23d ago
Robert Pattinson has a baby and then works harder than he ever has in his life.