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Robert Pattinson reportedly had to be bribed in an unusual way to star in Primetime.

The 40-year-old actor is receiving tremendous praise and buzz surrounding the A24 film about Chris Hansen of Dateline’s To Catch a Predator fame, but he almost didn’t star in the movie at all.

Lance Oppenheim sent Robert Pattinson 200 canisters of Zyn

Robert was initially only going to produce the film until screenwriter Ajon Singh changed the script to convince him to play the lead role. But according to a new interview with Vulture, director Lance Oppenheim had a more unique way to convince The Batman star to take over.

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Speaking to Vulture, Lance revealed Robert had a “Zyn addiction,” referring to the brand of small nicotine pouches. There was a shortage of Zyn in the U.S. at the time, so Lance got a Canadian friend to send 200 canisters of Zyn to Robert‘s home.

Later, the filmmaker followed up with the latest draft of the Primetime script and a letter that read, “Dear Chris Han-Zyn.”

When Robert later agreed to the part, Lance compared it to “LeBron making the announcement that he was joining the Heat.”

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