Jason Reitman’s upcoming movie ‘Saturday Night,’ set in 1975 and centered on the 90 minutes leading up to SNL’s debut, now has a confirmed theater release date from Columbia Pictures.
Reitman directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gil Kenan—based on a true story, it explores the humor, chaos, and magic behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. According to Deadline, the film is expected to be featured at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, 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 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, Willem Dafoe as David Tebet, J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle, and Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin, among others.
Produced by Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Reitman and Kenan. EPs are Erica Mills and JoAnn Perritano.
Release Date:
‘Saturday Night’ will hit theaters on October 11, 2025.
Source: Deadline
