Robert Pattinson is more than ready for ‘Primetime’ role

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The guy who plays Batman is also playing the guy behind "To Catch a Predator"? Makes sense on some level.

As "Dateline NBC" journalist Chris Hansen in "Primetime," though, Robert Pattinson has one of his juiciest and most bonkers roles as he digs into reality TV escapades that helped define our viewing habits for years to come. That's definitely worth a watch this weekend, though if you're looking for something both heartwarming and white-knuckle, Brad Pitt pairs up with a canine costar for the survival drama "Heart of the Beast." And those looking for star vehicles will get a kick out of "Brothers," a new Apple TV comedy that features Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as themselves.

If you were watching TV in the mid-2000s, you likely remember "To Catch a Predator," Chris Hansen's reality show that confronted would-be pedophiles and their ilk, exposing them on camera with dramatic flair. The movie "Primetime" (in theaters now) dramatizes one of the show's most infamous cases and lets Robert Pattinson go wild…

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