Saturday Night Poster Brings 1970s Flavor to SNL Movie

Saturday Night Poster Brings 1970s Flavor to SNL Movie

As a gamer who’s lived through decades of pop culture and witnessed the rise and fall of countless entertainment juggernauts, I must say that the upcoming movie “Saturday Night” has piqued my interest significantly. The poster alone evokes a sense of nostalgia for the golden age of television comedy, a time when Saturday Night Live first burst onto our screens and changed the game forever.


A freshly unveiled poster for this coming Saturday’s event evokes the vibrant essence of Saturday Night Live’s debut in the 1970s, almost half a century later.

You can check out the poster below, which features the cast in caricature form.

Saturday Night poster brings the comedy revolution

Saturday Night Poster Brings 1970s Flavor to SNL Movie

11:30 pm on October 11, 1975 marked a groundbreaking moment as a fierce group of young comedy talents reshaped television and culture for good. Directed by Jason Reitman and penned by Gil Kenan & Reitman, the film Saturday Night transports us backstage during the 90 minutes before the premiere of Saturday Night Live. Brimming with wit, tumult, and the enchanting energy of a near-aborted revolution, we journey in real time as we wait for those iconic words…

On weekend nights, Saturday Night is helmed by director Jason Reitman, who collaborated on the script with Gil Kenan. Notably, Reitman’s previous project was Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The film is being produced by Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld, Erica Mills, and Peter Rice.

The lineup features Gabriel LaBelle portraying Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson, Matthew Rhys as George Carlin, J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle, Willem Dafoe as David Tebet, Tommy Dewey as Michael O’Donoghue, Finn Wolfhard as an NBC intern, and others.

Next year marks the golden jubilee of Saturday Night Live, a popular comedy variety show that has given birth to numerous stars throughout its years. Among these talented individuals are Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Martin Short, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Will Ferrell, Jason Sudeikis, and Amy Poehler.

On October 11, 2024, only in movie theaters, you can catch Saturday Night on screen, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Remarkably, this release date aligns with the initial broadcast date of the very first episode of SNL, which took place back in 1975.

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2024-08-14 13:41