Phoebe Bridgers says she initially found acting 'super intimidating'

Phoebe Bridgers says she initially found acting 'super intimidating' The singer is set make her film debut in A24's 'Primetime' alongside Robert Pattinson. Phoebe Bridgers has opened up about her first time acting, calling the experience 'super intimidating' at first. The singer is set to star alongside busy bee Robert Pattinson in the film Primetime. Directed by Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind Of Heaven, Spermworld), the film premiered on Saturday night (September 5) at the Venice Film Festival. CHECK OUT: Phoebe Bridgers finds her spirit on Lost Weekend Speaking at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, Bridgers told the audience that the prospect of acting was 'certainly super intimidating.' She went on to say that she and director Oppenheim were buddies beforehand, and that he personally requested Bridgers join the cast. 'When Lance asked me, I was like, 'No way, dude,'' Bridgers told the audience. 'But it turns out, working with incredible people actually makes it way easier. I thought I was going to wither with all of these guys. Instead, it was just fun and free.' Co-star Pattinson appeared to have a much different impression of Bridgers' nerves on set. 'Even on the first day, she was so relaxed,' he recalled. 'She didn't seem nervous at all. She completely got the tone, and it's a relatively difficult movie.' Phoebe Bridgers says it was initially 'super intimidating' to make her acting debut in #Primetime: 'Turns out, working with incredible people makes it way easier. I thought I was going to kind of wither with all of these guys, and instead it was just so fun.'… pic.twitter.com/1r8tQO8qTJ — Variety (@Variety) September 5, 2026 Primetime is a psychological crime thriller loosely based on the life of To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen. It tracks the downfall of the show, which investigated child sex predators caught in sting operations. Pattinson will star as Hansen alongside Merritt Wever, who plays the show's producer, and Skyler Gisondo, a young actor hired as a decoy. Bridgers will also play a decoy who poses as both boys and girls, with Oppenheim citing the contrast between her deep speaking voice and 'angelic' singing style as the reason for her casting. Bridgers also released her third studio album 'Lost Weekend' this year. Paste gave the record an A- review, with contributor Abby Jones writing: 'Endings—of relationships, of life cycles, of certain habits—make their presence known all over Lost Weekend, but the difference here is that Bridgers sounds ready to embrace them and all that they entail. 'This could be the end,' she sings on 'Bobby,' as if signaling the rest of her life to begin.' To give listeners a peek into the song's lyrics, Bridgers recorded an hour-long show, which was distributed exclusively on college radios across the country. 'Hello America! It's your good friend and aspiring disc jockey Phoebe Bridgers,' she began, before warning listeners to not interpret her lyrics too literally – instead, using her suggestions as themes they might have missed. Though the singer recently cancelled a spate of intimate UK shows due to appendicitis, she will be embarking on a tour in support of the album next month across the US, UK and EU. Alex G will serve as opening support for the tour in the US and Issac Wood (formerly of Black Country, New Road) for the UK/EU dates. Similar to her pop-up shows ahead of the album's release, these shows will be phone-free. Like the series of pop-up shows that Bridgers played across the US before announcing Lost Weekend, these shows will be phone-free.