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Pattinson calls 'Primetime' script a 'grenade' at London premiere

Pattinson said the A24 thriller's script felt original, funny and dangerous when he decided to star in it; the film premiered at London's BFI Imax.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Robert Pattinson Recalls ‘Primetime’ Script Feeling Like a ‘Grenade’ as A24 Thriller Premieres in London: It Was ‘Original and Funny… and a Little Dangerous’”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:05 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: London.

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VarietyRobert Pattinson Recalls ‘Primetime’ Script Feeling Like a ‘Grenade’ as A24 Thriller Premieres in London: It Was ‘Original and Funny… and a Little Dangerous’

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRobert Pattinson introduced his A24 thriller Primetime at the London Film Festival, and Variety says he called the script a grenade, original and funny and a little dangerous, and I have loved this movie for years.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt has not been released, Chip, so you have loved it for zero years.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThank you, Gloria!

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