Funny Trailer #2 for Jason Reitman’s Acclaimed ‘Saturday Night’ Movie

Trailer Details

by Alex Billington
September 9, 2024
Source: YouTube

“We’re 90 minutes of live television by a group of 20-year-olds who have never made anything!” Uh oh. Ha ha. Sony Pictures has revealed a second official trailer for the Saturday Night movie, a new film from director Jason Reitman. This first premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival last weekend to glowing reviews and it’s also playing in Toronto right now. Don’t write this off! Reviews are effusive so far! It’s set to be one of this year’s top comedies. At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed TV forever. Find out what happened in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. The cast features Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, and Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, with Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, and J.K. Simmons. The more they show, the more excited I am to watch. A ticking clock look back at the chaotic moments before live comedy was about to change forever. “The revolution begins.”

Trailer and Behind-the-Scenes

Here’s the second official trailer for Jason Reitman’s film Saturday Night, direct from Sony’s YouTube:

You can rewatch the first trailer for Reitman’s Saturday Night film right here or this behind-the-scenes.

About the Movie

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the very last 90 minutes leading up to the very first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, and chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we’ll hear those famous words… Saturday Night, formerly known as SNL 1975 while filming, is directed by acclaimed Canadian writer / filmmaker Jason Reitman, director of the movies Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air, Young Adult, Labor Day, Men Women & Children, Tully, The Front Runner, Ghostbusters: Afterlife previously. The screenplay is written by Gil Kenan (director of Monster House, City of Ember, A Boy Called Christmas, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) & Jason Reitman. Produced by​​​ Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan. This just premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival and it is also showing at TIFF this fall. Sony Pictures will debut Reitman’s Saturday Night movie in limited US theaters first starting September 27th, 2024, before expanding to theaters nationwide on October 11th, 2024 coming soon this fall. Still looking good?

Conclusion

The trailer for Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night movie is an exciting look at the making of Saturday Night Live, and the cast is filled with talented actors. With its unique blend of humor and chaos, this movie is sure to be a hit with comedy fans.

FAQs

* When is the movie coming out?
+ The movie will debut in limited US theaters on September 27th, 2024, and expand to theaters nationwide on October 11th, 2024.
* Who is the director of the movie?
+ The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, who is known for his work on movies like Thank You for Smoking, Juno, and Up in the Air.
* What is the movie about?
+ The movie is based on the true story of the making of Saturday Night Live, and follows the cast and crew as they prepare for the show’s first broadcast in 1975.