It's not that any movie could be expected to capture the complexity of early Saturday Night Live. But in capturing that first night, Reitman reduces Gilda Radner to a smile, Jane Curtin to a smirk, Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn) to a running gag about quick changes, and Rosie Shuster to a sidekick.

J ason Reitman returns to discuss the making of Saturday Night, his new film spanning the 90 minutes leading up to Lorne Michaels' first episode of Saturday Night Live. The film i

Sony announced its new release plan for the 'SNL' movie following the film's successful debut at the Telluride Film Festival, considered ground zero for the beginning of awards season.

Reitman never got a chance to take another crack at writing for SNL, but he told Deadline that his one week experience was extremely helpful when it came time for him to direct Saturday Night. He got the rhythm of the show, and the sense of panic that went into making humor that looked effortless.

Whether it is busting ghosts or assembling some of the best comedians/actors to play television’s collective of some of the greatest comedians/actors, Jason Reitman has been in charge of both. Canadian-American filmmaker Reitman most recently created a new generation of Ghostbusters films with Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire—acting as direct sequels to the original two films his father,