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Jason Reitman’s SNL 1975 finds its Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase

January 31, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Jason Reitman is going way back to the origins of Saturday Night Live. 

News recently broke that Reitman was set to helm a new feature named SNL 1975 from a script he co-wrote with Gil Kenan. It’s based on the screenwriters’ interviews with the show’s living cast, scribes, and crew.

The Hollywood Reporter notes Lamorne Morris and Dylan O’Brien have joined the cast, with Morris set to portray Garrett Morris and O’Brien landing the role of Dan Aykroyd. They’ll join Cory Michael Smith playing Chevy Chase, while Matt Wood is joining the cast as John Belushi. As for the ladies of SNL, Ella Hunt will portray Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn has been cast as Laraine Newman, and Kim Matula is set to play Jane Curtin.

They’ll join the previously cast Gabriel LaBelle as SNL creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC executive Dick Ebersol, and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife, Rosie Shuster.

Little is known about the project, but THR notes, “The film is set to focus on the formative moment in October 1975 for the NBC sketch show.” For those who don’t know, the long-running sketch show began on October 11, 1975, and was known as “NBC’s Saturday Night” at the time.

Comedian and actor George Carlin hosted the first episode with musical guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian. Comedians Valri Bromfield and Andy Kaufman also appeared.

Saturday Night Live is currently airing its 49th season.

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dylan O'Brien, Jason Reitman, Lamorne Morris, SNL, SNL 1975

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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