'Saturday Night' Trailer: Jason Reitman Teases Behind-the-Scenes Chaos at 'SNL' | THR News Video
We're getting a closer look at all the behind-the-scenes chaos at 'SNL' in Jason Reitman's latest film 'Saturday Night.' Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the feature which stars Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels and focuses on the minutes leading up to the NBC sketch series' debut broadcast that aired Oct. 11, 1975.
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00:00My name is Lorne Michaels. I'm the producer of Saturday Night.
00:02The whole night?
00:02Yeah, the whole night.
00:03Chevy Chase!
00:05Gilda Radner!
00:07We're getting a closer look at all the behind-the-scenes chaos at SNL
00:10in Jason Reitman's latest film, Saturday Night.
00:13Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the feature,
00:15which stars Gabriel Labelle as Lorne Michaels,
00:18and focuses on the minutes leading up to the NBC sketch series debut broadcast
00:22that aired October 11, 1975.
00:25The trailer highlights the chaos that transpired over the course of the final
00:2990 minutes prior to the start of that first-ever episode.
00:32This includes a tense exchange between series creator Lorne Michaels
00:35and NBC executive Dick Ebersole, played by Cooper Hoffman.
00:39Why don't we punt?
00:40We should run the dress rehearsal and claw back a win next Saturday.
00:43We can't, Dick. It's a live show.
00:45Reitman helmed the film with a screenplay based on their interviews with living cast,
00:49writers, and crew about the launch of the show that's currently heading into its 50th season.
00:54SNL players include Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd,
00:57and Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, among others.
01:00Other cast members include Willem Dafoe as David Tebbit,
01:02Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson,
01:04Matthew Rhys as George Carlin,
01:06Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin,
01:08J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle,
01:10John Batiste as Billy Preston,
01:12and Finn Wolfhard as an NBC page, among others.
01:15The film hits theaters October 11.
01:18We just have to make it to air.
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