Primetime director Lance Oppenheim had a rather unconventional approach to convincing Robert Pattinson to act in his recent film.

In an interview with Vulture , the director explained that he bribed Pattinson with Zyn and a pun.

Primetime stars Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen . The film dramatizes Hansen as he works to take down child predators and questions where the line is between justice and entertainment. Directed by Oppenheim, the film also stars Skyler Gisondo , Phoebe Bridgers , and Merritt Wever .

Pattinson had initially agreed to produce Primetime, but he was hesitant to take the role of Hansen. Both screenwriter Ajon Singh and Oppenheim tried their hardest to convince him. What finally worked? Oppenheim sent the actor 200 canisters of Zyn.

“Rob, at the time, was grappling with a Zyn addiction,” Oppenheim explained. Attached to the nicotine pouches were the most recent draft of the script at the time and a letter to the actor.…