We were mildly intrigued hearing about director Jason Reitman’s upcoming take on the inaugural episode of Saturday Night Live, but it wasn’t until the trailer for Saturday Night dropped this morning that we went from mildly to very intrigued.
To be fair, it’s giving off serious Sorkin vibes and we suspect the entire thing will serve as a hagiography for SNL super-producer Lorne Michaels. But the casting looks fantastic – they really nailed the vibe and the look of the Not Ready for Primetime Players without getting into eerie mimicry or over-relying on makeup. Matthew Rhys as George Carlin is a great idea but Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson is hilarious. This looks like fun.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written by: Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman
Produced by: Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Executive Producers: Erica Mills, JoAnn Perritano
Cast (in order of appearance): Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons
Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson.
[Photo Credit: Hopper Stone/Sony Pictures Entertainment – Video Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube]
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