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Liz Konkel

'People Were Confused': Robert Pattinson Reveals How He Learned Chris Hansen's Accent For Primetime

Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen in Primetime.

We haven’t seen the last of Robert Pattinson in 2026, as he has two more movies heading to the box office. One of which is Primetime, which has the actor stepping into the shoes of To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. And for him, the biggest challenge was capturing the host’s accent. Pattison recently reveals how he learned to get Hansen’s accent just right for the new drama.

The series hosted by Hansen had volunteers go undercover in chatrooms as minors to flush out adults trying to set up illicit meetings. The premise sounds insane, and by the looks of the bonkers trailer, the upcoming movie seems to capture that exact feeling. In it, we also get to check out the British actor’s midwestern accent deliver Hansen’s iconic line, “You know how this looks, right?" But getting it to sound right took a lot of work, and may have left some people confused. Pattinson shared with GQ about what it took perfect the voice. He explained:

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