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Phoebe Bridgers and Robert Pattinson attend the 'Primetime' Photocall during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival Primo Barol/Anadolu via Getty Images Phoebe Bridgers talked about making her acting debut in Primetime on Saturday when the Robert Pattinson-starring film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
At the press conference for the film — based on To Catch a Predator and its host Chris Hansen — it was revealed that Bridgers and Primetime director Lance Oppenheim were already friends prior to filming; Oppenheim recently helmed Bridgers’ video for “Lost Boys.”
When it came to casting the role, Oppenheim mentioned Bridgers to Pattinson. “I didn’t even know Lance and Phoebe were friends,” Pattinson said at the press conference (via Variety). “When [Oppenheim] suggested her, I was like ‘Phoebe Bridgers? Why don’t we just get the queen?’”
Robert Pattinson on working with Phoebe Bridgers in #Primetime: “When they were like, ‘Why don’t we get Phoebe Bridgers?’ I was like, ‘Why don’t we get the queen?!’” https://t.co/13Oj7bpmBl pic.twitter.com/Dub3eAKdSK
— Variety (@Variety) September 5, 2026
“It was certainly super intimidating and when Lance asked me, I was like, ‘No way,’” Bridgers added. “But it turns out, working with incredible people actually makes it way easier. I thought I was going to wither with all of these guys. Instead, it was just like so fun and free.”
Phoebe Bridgers says it was initially “super intimidating” to make her acting debut in #Primetime: “Turns out, working with incredible people makes it way easier. I thought I was going to kind of wither with all of these guys, and instead it was just so fun.”… pic.twitter.com/1r8tQO8qTJ
— Variety (@Variety) September 5, 2026
Bridgers said of acting for the first time. “I just trusted Lance. He made it feel like a documentary in a really fun way… I just couldn’t get over, how do you read something on a script and then act like you’re thinking of it in that moment?”
Phoebe Bridgers on making her acting debut in #Primetime: “I just couldn’t get over, how do you read something on a script and then act like you’re thinking of it in that moment?”https://t.co/13Oj7bpmBl pic.twitter.com/H6bRPeAvmc
— Variety (@Variety) September 5, 2026
Pattinson also applauded Bridgers’ performance as one of the To Catch a Predator decoys. “She’s unbelievable,” he said. “Even on the first day, she was so relaxed. She didn’t seem nervous at all. She completely got the tone, and it’s a relatively difficult movie.”
