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Dylan O’Brien “Can’t Wait” To Meet Dan Aykroyd After ‘Saturday Night’ Portrayal


Depicting the first ever taping of 'Saturday Night Live', Dylan O'Brien appears in the film's ensemble as OG cast member Dan Aykroyd.

Saturday Night takes place on October 11, 1975, as a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers change television forever. And when I gave Dylan a couple keys to find Aykroyd, suddenly it just clicked open and that was the final piece of the puzzle.” Saturday Night also stars Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Nicholas Braun as Andy Kaufman/Jim Henson, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin and Willem Dafoe as David Tebet.

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