First Saturday Night Trailer Showcases The Chaos Of SNL's First Episode

Saturday Night Live will premiere its 50th season this fall and coinciding with that will be the Jason Reitman-helmed Saturday Night. The film focuses on the first night of the show and the 90 minutes leading up to the inexperienced cast and crew going live.

Reitman co-wrote the script with his Ghostbusters collaborator Gil Kenan. The trailer featured the chaos that ensued with creatives butting heads and a cloud of doubt hovering over them. Check it out below.

The cast features Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Dylan O'Brien, Lamorne Morris, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Matt Wood, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Rhys, Jon Batiste, Finn Wolfhard, J. K. Simmons, and Willem Dafoe.

Images of Braun as Henson were released along with Vanity Fair's look at the film, and stuck out with fans as far as likenesses go. The actor also confirmed that he's pulling double duty as Andy Kaufman. Simmons will play legendary comedian, Milton Berle, while Gabriel LaBelle (The Fablemans) as a young and very stressed Lorne Michaels.

Saturday Night is scheduled to be by Sony Pictures on October 11, 2024