{"id":16635,"date":"2023-05-02T21:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=16635"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:31:39","slug":"jason-reitman-to-direct-the-chaotic-opening-night-of-saturday-night-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=16635","title":{"rendered":"Jason Reitman to Direct the Chaotic Opening Night of &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of &#8220;<i><strong>Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/strong>,&#8221; director Jason Reitman is<\/i> reteaming with the Sony Pictures to tell the behind-the-scenes story for the premiere of one of the most iconic shows in TV history.<\/p>\n<p>Sources tell Deadline that Reitman is set to direct an untitled original screenplay for Sony based on the real-life accounts of the opening night of &#8220;<strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong>.&#8221;<i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Reitman and his \u201c<strong>Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/strong>\u201d co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair\u2019s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production.<\/p>\n<p>The film will be set on October 11, 1975, where a talented troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ciprodex online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/png\/ciprodex.html\">https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/png\/ciprodex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> This is 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 of the special night, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, \u201cLive From New York, it\u2019s Saturday Night.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy priligy online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/png\/priligy.html\">https:\/\/www.thesupplementreviews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/png\/priligy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re just two years away from celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of &#8220;<strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong>,&#8221; a\u00a0late-night sketch comedy show, which comments irreverently on topical and political issues, it&#8217;s become a cultural landmark of American comedy and has been the launching platform for a countless number of film and television stars over the decades.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Producing alongside Reitman and Kenan will be their longtime partners Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills, who are currently on the &#8220;<i><strong>Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/strong>&#8221; sequel<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Besides &#8220;<i><strong>Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/strong>&#8220;, <\/i>Reitman is the director best known for his acclaimed work on &#8220;<i><strong>Thank You for Smoking<\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>Juno<\/strong>,&#8221;<strong>Up in the Air&#8221;<\/strong> <\/i>and<i>\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Young Adult<\/strong><\/i>.&#8221; As a producer, Reitman produced Damien Chazelle\u2019s &#8220;<strong><i>Whiplash<\/i><\/strong>,&#8221; Jean-Marc Vallee\u2019s &#8220;<i><strong>Demolition<\/strong>&#8220;<\/i> and the cult hit <i>Jennifer\u2019s &#8220;<strong>Body<\/strong>&#8220;<\/i> from director Karyn Kusama.<\/p>\n<p>Reitman and Kenan are currently in production on a sequel to \u201c<strong>Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/strong>,\u201d due to release in theaters this December.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman\u2019s sci-fi comedy series. 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