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They said it’d never happen again. Not in a million years. It’s too risky, too out-there! But, for the first time since The Late Shift, someone has been cast to play Dick Ebersol in a movie. SNL 1975 will tell the story of the little late night show that could and in fact still is. According to Deadline, the film will show the backstage chaos before the very first show, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, ‘Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!’” In a bold creative choice, filmmakers Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan have decided to cast real people to play the historical figures at the heart of the story, rather than go the Flash route…
