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<i>SNL 1975</i>

SNL 1975

American film

SNL 1975 is an upcoming American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gil Kenan, with both also co-producing it alongside Jason Blumenfeld and Peter Rice. The film stars Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Lamorne Morris, Dylan O'Brien, Cory Michael Smith, and newcomer Matt Wood.

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SNL 1975 is set to be released by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Premise

Set in 1975, the film chronicles the events leading to the premiere of NBC's Saturday Night, later known as Saturday Night Live.

Cast

Gabriel LaBelle portrays SNL producer Lorne Michaels in the film.

Production

Director/co-writer/co-producer Jason Reitman (left) and co-writer/co-producer Gil Kenan (right).

It was announced in May 2023 that Jason Reitman would be directing, co-writing, and producing a film about the creation of the series Saturday Night Live for Sony Pictures. He, alongside his Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) collaborator Gil Kenan, conducted interviews with the living cast and crew of the premiere season in order to better develop the screenplay.[1] In January 2024, Gabriel LaBelle was cast to portray Lorne Michaels, with Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Dylan O'Brien, Lamorne Morris, Cory Michael Smith, and Matt Wood cast as Dick Ebersol, Rosie Shuster, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and John Belushi respectively.[2][3][4] Nicholas Braun, Tommy Dewey and Nicholas Podany were added in March to portray Jim Henson, Michael O'Donoghue and Billy Crystal respectively.[5] Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Finn Wolfhard, J. K. Simmons, Billy Bryk, Joe Chrest, Taylor Gray, Mcabe Gregg and Willem Dafoe joined the cast later that month.[6][7][8] Jon Batiste, who was hired to compose the score for the film, will also appear as Billy Preston.[9] In April, Naomi McPherson of the band Muna was cast to portray Janis Ian.[10]

Principal photography began in March 2024, in Atlanta and Fayetteville, Georgia as locations, under the working title Wolverines.[11][12][13] Scenes were shot outside of Rockefeller Plaza on the weekend of March 9-10.[14]

References

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    Kroll, Justin (May 1, 2023). "Jason Reitman To Direct Movie Based On Behind-The-Scenes Accounts Of 'Saturday Night Live's 1975 Opening Night For Sony; Gil Kenan Co-Writing With Reitman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin (January 19, 2024). "The Fablemans Star Gabriel LaBelle To Play Lorne Michaels In Sony's SNL 1975, Cooper Hoffman And Rachel Sennott Also Join Ensemble". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin (January 26, 2024). "'SNL 1975' Movie Finds Its Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin; D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 30, 2024). "'SNL 1975' Finds Its Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase And John Belushi". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin; D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 7, 2024). "SNL 1975 Origin Movie Finds Its Jim Henson, Michael O'Donoghue And Billy Crystal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin (March 12, 2024). "'SNL 1975' Origin Movie Adds Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber And Finn Wolfhard To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin (March 25, 2024). "J.K. Simmons, Billy Bryk & Joe Chrest Among Final Additions To Jason Reitman's 'SNL 1975'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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    Kroll, Justin (March 29, 2024). "SNL 1975: Willem Dafoe To Play David Tebet In Origin Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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    Gajewski, Ryan (March 28, 2024). "Jon Batiste to Score, Appear in Jason Reitman Film SNL 1975 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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    Gajewski, Ryan (April 12, 2024). "SNL 1975: Muna's Naomi McPherson to Make Acting Debut With Jason Reitman Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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    "Seeking Core Background for Sony Pictures Feature Film SNL 1975". Lead Casting Call. January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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    "Production Weekly – Issue 1391 – Thursday, February 29, 2024 / 178 Listings – 38 Pages". Production Weekly. February 29, 2024. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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    "Now Filming In Georgia". www.georgia.org.
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    Davids, Brian (March 13, 2024). "Finn Wolfhard Talks Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Grandeur of Stranger Things 5 and SNL 1975". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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