Sony Pictures are developing an untitled Saturday Night Live movie about the behind-the-scenes moments during its first episode.
The untitled movie will be produced by Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills. This marks Reitman and Kenan’s latest collaboration after previously working together in
. They’re currently filming the sequel to 2021’s supernatural comedy which will bring back the franchise to New York City.The first episode of Saturday Night Live was broadcast on October 11, 1975, when a group of young comedians and writers including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, George Coe, Jane Curtin, Garrett, Morries, Larraine Newman, and Michael O’Donoghue changed television forever.
The film tells “the true story of what happened that night behind the scenes in the moments leading up to the first SNL broadcast, retelling chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, ‘Live From New York, it’s Saturday Night,'” reads the synopsis.
The long-running sketch comedy is currently on its 48th season with creator Lorne Michaels still executive producing the series. Saturday Night Live served as a launching pad for a number of comedians and actors including Bill Murray, Norm Macdonald, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and more.Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now.
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