Dan Aykroyd joins moviegoers in raving about Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night Live” film

Original Saturday Night Live Actor Dan Aykroyd praises Jason Reitman’s latest film Saturday evening, It chronicles the very first episode of the series, which debuted on October 11, 1975. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Ghostbusters The actor posted his comments about the film on his X account.

“I hit my head to applaud Jason Reitman’s triumph SNL Film. Wow! What a driving, captivating, funny, beautifully cast and acted, exciting, adventurous, music-filled ride. A perfect insight into the creative process at the highest level. Pretty accurate too. I was there that evening and was able to experience it again wonderfully. Congratulations Gil, Jason and Blumie. Don’t miss it whether you know the show or not. It is a masterpiece in its own right and surefire candidate for best film,“Aykroyd posted, refers to the film’s co-writers Reitman and Gil Kenan, as well as producer Jason Blumenfeld.

The film also received great praise from cinemagoers. It has an audience score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is higher than its certification score of 80%.

“Saturday Night” is in theaters

Saturday evening premiered in limited release on September 27th and widely on October 11th. The main role is played by Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris and Kim Matula as Jane Curtain.

Finding an actor for the role of Aykroyd was “challenging”

Reitman previously told CBR that finding an actor to play Aykroyd was a challenge. “The role of Dan Aykroyd was the most difficult to cast,” Reitman explained. “For me it was obviously very funny because I had just sent in Dan Aykroyd Ghostbustersand now I’ve cast someone to play Dan Aykroyd in this film” he said. He added that when O’Brien came in he “just hit the nail on the head.”

Reitman added that casting the film was difficult in general because most of the characters were familiar in real life. “You have all these familiar figures and each character gets an arc. In most films there are three or four characters who have a story arc. Everyone has a story arc in this film. Every single character is paid off and we have a relationship with Jim Henson, Billy Crystal, Andy Kaufman, Billy Preston, and not to mention the stars of “Saturday Night Live” Reitman said.

Cory Michael Smith initially didn’t see himself in the role

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Smith, who plays Chevy Chase, said he “didn’t see it” when he was cast in the role – his first-ever comedy film. fans of Gotham Smith may recognize his role as Edward Nygma/Riddler on the Fox TV series.

“I didn’t see it during the audition. I didn’t have the confidence to be the best person for it, but I’m always willing to try things that are cool,” Smith said. He added that he “I literally spent hundreds of hours watching Chevy Chaseto prepare for the role.

Are there more Ghostbusters coming soon?

Reitman and Kenan also recently worked with Aykroyd Ghostbusters Sequels, 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and this year Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Kenan said this recently Frozen Empire is probably not the last Ghostbusters Film from his team. The Direct reported that Kenan is “definitely continuing the conversation about telling big things.” Ghostbusters Stories on the big screen.” The writer/director said that he and Reitman “accept the responsibility and joy of being keepers of the flame.” Ghostbusters very serious. And stay tuned. There will be more to come. More on that later.”

A new one Ghostbusters The animated series, developed by Kenan and Reitman, is currently in the works for Netflix.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, X