Jason Reitman SNL 1975 has been renamed Saturday nightColumbia Pictures has also scheduled the upcoming biopic for release in October.
According to Deadline, Saturday night will be released in theaters on October 11, 2024, the same day the legendary NBC comedy show first aired in 1975. “On October 11, 1975, a troupe of young comedians changed television forever. Follow the behind-the-scenes story of the moments leading up to SNL’s first broadcast, depicting the chaos and magic of a revolution that nearly didn’t happen, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words: ‘Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!’” reads the show’s official synopsis. Saturday night.
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Reitman has assembled a deadly lineup of talent for Saturday nightwith Gabriel LaBelle leading the cast SNL producer and creator Lorne Michaels. The ensemble also includes Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Nicholas Braun as The Muppets creator Jim Henson, Finn Wolfhard as an NBC page, Jon Batiste as Billy Preston, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Andrew Barth Feldman as Neil Levy, Naomi McPherson as Janis Ian and Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin, with Willem Dafoe as David Tebet and JK Simmons as Milton Berle.
Reitman directed Saturday night from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gil Kenan. The filmmakers reportedly conducted an “extensive series of interviews” with Saturday Night Live Cast, Writers, and Crew. The biopic is produced by Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Reitman, and Kenan. Erica Mills and JoAnn Perritano are executive producers.
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Reitman and Kenan have previously worked together on Ghostbusters: The Beyond (2021) and Ghostbusters: Empire of Ice (2024). Released in March, Frozen Empire has grossed over $200 million at the worldwide box office. Set three years after the events of Life after deathThe sequel sees the original Ghostbusters join forces with their successors to save the world from a terrifying god in New York City. The film stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor and Logan Kim, with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and William Atherton reprising their roles as the original two. ghost hunters movies.
Although Sony has not yet announced any other ghost hunters film, Kenan shared in March 2024 that a sequel would continue from the mid-credits scene of Frozen Empirewhich saw the Mini-Pufts rob a delivery truck carrying Stay-Puft marshmallows. “Jason and I definitely have a story up our sleeves that continues that narrative thread,” Kenan said. “There’s more trouble where that came from. We can’t say anything yet, but it feels like these guys have a lot more story to tell. I love these guys; they’re so much fun to direct.” [They’re] prima donnas. Their cavalier is impossible, but it’s worth it for what they do on screen.”
Saturday night hits theaters on October 11.
Source: Deadline