Robert Pattinson, ‘Ren Faire’ Director Lance Oppenheim to Develop True Crime Film ‘Primetime’ for A24

Lance Oppenheim, who recently directed the HBO documentary series “Ren Faire,” is working with A24 and Robert Pattinson to develop his first feature film.

A24 is set to finance and produce “Primetime,” which follows a journalist who takes on an underworld of crime and ends up changing television forever. Additional details are under wraps but the project is said to be inspired by “To Catch a Predator.”

Oppenheim, whose documentary credits also include “Some Kind of Heaven” and “Spermworld,” is directing from a screenplay by Ajon Singh. They will also executive produce with William Iannaccone and A.J. Bourscheid for Range and Emily Hildner for Square Peg.

Pattinson will serve as a producer through his production banner Icki Eneo Arlo alongside Brighton McCloskey, Range’s Brian Kavanaugh Jones and Fred Berger, Square Peg’s Lars Knudsen, Ari Aster and Tyler Campellone will also produce.

More to come…