Finn Wolfhard opened up about his dream of taking the Saturday Night Live stage before landing a role in the Saturday Night Movie. In a conversation with People Magazine, the actor reflected on his role and also elaborated on his dream debut on the comedy sketch show.
Sharing details, the actor claimed that if given a chance, he would recreate the one-moment underground rock festival sketch he is known for his rapping skills.
While sitting for an interview with the media portal, the actor mentioned, “They were the hosts of this awesome metal festival, and they would do themed commercials announcing the lineup.”
He continued, “I was watching it recently and I thought it was so funny because it’s basically an excuse to name a bunch of random bands. I think bringing that sketch back was really cool.” It’ll be fun.”
Meanwhile one guest he would like to have present during his show is an indie rock band or a 90’s alt band. As for the Stranger Things star’s role in the Saturday Night Movie, Wolfhard will play NBC’s Page, while the film is directed by Jason Reitman.
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Along with Wolfhard, Gabriel LaBelle plays SNL producer Lorne Michaels in the film, which also stars Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, and Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris. The main cast stars Ella Hunt as Gilda Radnor, Emily Fearon as Laraine Newman, Matt Wood as John Belushi and Kim Matula as Jane Curtin.
Other actors starring in the film include Nicholas Podney, Rachel Sennott, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, and Jon Batiste.
According to the film’s official synopsis, “Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of the revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words.”
As far as Wolfhard is concerned, the actor claimed that being a part of an iconic film is a passion project in itself for him and he is quite excited about it. The young actor claims, “I’m really proud to be in the scenes that I’m in, and also very proud to be a part of such a film and to be a part of a cast that are so good.”
Saturday Night is now available to watch in theaters.
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