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Phoebe Bridgers has been rumoured to have an appearance in a new Robert Pattinson film after being spotted on the set.
The speculation about the musician turning her sights to acting come following Boygenius embarking on a hiatus after dropping their critically acclaimed album ‘The Record’ back in 2023.
Since then, band members Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker have been working on their own respective solo projects, but not much has been heard about what Phoebe Bridgers has her sights set on next.
Now, it seems likely that the singer, songwriter and guitarist could be turning her sights to a film role, as she has been spotted in costume on the set of a new film called Primetime.
According to reports from Variety and Stereogum, the movie is set to be the feature film debut from Lance Oppenheim. The writer is the man behind the HBO series Ren Faire, and the upcoming film is an A24 production that sees Robert Pattinson enlisted as leading man.
The premise is reportedly about a journalist – played by Pattinson – who ends up changing the landscape of television after taking on the undercover world of crime. It seems to have been inspired by the American reality series To Catch A Predator, and an expected release date has yet to be shared.
Phoebe Bridgers, Merritt Wever and Sean Bridgers were also seen on set. pic.twitter.com/DA9BaZoLxe
— Robert Pattinson Photos | Fansite (@pattinsonphotos) March 12, 2025
While it hasn’t yet been confirmed whether or not Bridgers has a role in the film, if the rumours turned out to be true, it wouldn’t be her first time venturing into the world of acting. According to her IMDb page, she has already featured in projects including I Saw The TV Glow and Between Two Ferns: The Movie.
As highlighted by Stereogum, the artist has been seen with Pattinson before – meaning that a role in a film with him isn’t out of the question. Back in 2022, she was spotted alongside the Mickey 17 actor while at a GQ dinner.
In the time since Boygenius announced their hiatus, Bridgers has made on-stage appearances with Christian Lee, Soccer Mommy and Conor Oberst. Last summer her record label also announced singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t as its first UK signee.
Reneé Rapp is seen as a “huge inspiration” by SZA.
The 25-year-old artist performed SZA’s Good Days in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, accompanied by two acoustic guitarists and a harp player. SZA, 35, was deeply moved by the rendition.
She posted a short video of the moment on Instagram Stories and wrote: “Renee is a HUGE inspiration, energy, voice spirit.”
During her chat with the BBC, Renee shared her thoughts about the track. She said: “I mean, I love SZA. I mean, she was one of my favorite artists in high school. And she's remained one of my favorite artists to this day. I think she's amazing. She's also, I mean, she's an incredible songwriter, but I think because she has so much swag. People don't realize how good of a singer she is. She's a fantastic vocalist and is really, really, really articulate. And I don't cover a lot of songs anymore. So I wanted to cover something that was, like, slightly challenging and also really vocally impressive, and frankly, hard for me to do.”
Renee is currently in the middle of promoting her second album, Bite Me, and opened up about how much more enjoyable it was to create compared to her first project.
She explained: “I mean, I feel like everything was incredibly different. I stopped listening to people that don't make music, because if you don't make music, then why the hell am I listening to you. And I also think the biggest difference, I think I just got a lot better. I think I have just become a better songwriter. I think I understand how to make pop music now in a way that I didn't really before. And I was very sure about what this album was and thematically, what it needed.
“So I felt like I was quite like, headstrong in like, what was gonna work and what wasn't. Because, nobody knows something better than yourself. I think a lot of things were different. I also just, like, had a lot of fun making it, like, I made it with like, three people, mostly, like, it was always like, four of us in the studio all the time, and we got so close, and some of us were already so close. So it was also just like a mess. It was such a mess, like we were just tweaking every day. It was so fun. And I don't think I enjoyed making the first one as much.”
