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Columbia Pictures announced Jason Reitmans movie about the first episode of Saturday Night Live will be titled simply Saturday Night, and will appear in theaters on Oct. 11. The date matches the 49th anniversary of the variety shows debut in 1975 under its original name NBCs Saturday Night. Directed by Jason Reitman and co-written with Gil Kenan based on interviews with those who were there, its an exploration of the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast. READ MORE: Will SNL Movie Show the Truth or the Legend? The cast includes Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Dylan OBrien as Dan