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'SNL 1975' Origin Movie Casts Its Jim Henson, Michael O’Donoghue and Billy Crystal

The upcoming film from writer-director Jason Reitman tells the behind-the-scenes story of 'Saturday Night Live's first show ever.

Jenny Anderson/WireImage/Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty ImagesThe Casual star will take on the role of Michael O'Donoghue, the the first head writer of Saturday Night Live and the first performer to deliver a line on the series. Getty ImagesWood, a comedian and theater actor, is set to take on the role of John Belushi, SNL's embattled star who debuted brash characters as well as the iconic "Blues Brothers" sketch during his time on the show. Getty ImagesThe Licorice Pizza star (and son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) will play the young NBC executive who helped Michaels develop SNL into the late-night phenomenon it eventually became.

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