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Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night Live' Movie Gets Official Title and Release Date

The film, which tells the behind-the-scenes story of 'Saturday Night Live's first show ever, was previously called 'SNL 1975.'

- Getty Images/NBC Wood, 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 Images/NBC The 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. - Getty Images/Getty Images Gray -- who lent his voice to Star Wars: Rebels for 74 episodes as Ezra Bridge, according to his IMDB page-- will play the comedian-turned-senator who got his start as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live.

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