After Chris Hansen claimed he was turned away from a screening A24‘s Primetime, it would appear he refused to sign a standard NDA.
On Thursday, a source told Deadline that the former To Catch a Predator host was not asked to “sign away my rights” in order to see the Lance Oppenheim-helmed thriller about him, as Hansen claimed earlier this morning on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime.
The form is an NDA that all preview audiences are asked to sign a week in advance to view in an unreleased film, in order to prevent spoilers and protect IP. Watters reportedly refused to sign, and therefore, wasn’t allowed to screen the film.
After Hansen recently confirmed he’s “going to see” the Ajon Singh-penned thriller, which stars Robert Pattinson as Hansen, following an invite from the film’s team to a private screening, he appeared Thursday on Fox News, claiming he was asked to sign “a very restrictive agreement” to attend the advanced screening. “I’ve never seen anything quite like it,” he said.
“The lawyers at A24 wanted me to sign away my rights to my name, image and brand essentially, as well as any potential legal rights that would come out of the movie,” added Hansen. “I couldn’t sign that, so they didn’t show me the film. I went all the way over there.”
Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen in ‘Primetime’ (2026)
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Premiering Sept. 25 in theaters, Primetime follows Chris Hansen (Pattinson) as he attempts to make television history with NBC’s To Catch a Predator (2004-’07), a hidden camera show that set up stings for adult men seeking sex from minors online.
