Saturday Night Live honcho Lorne Michaels is getting ready to hit the big screen.
Focus Features is set to release Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville’s movie Lorne in U.S. theaters April 17. The film is billed as the first-ever, behind-the-scenes examination of the legendary SNL creator’s life and boasts unprecedented access to the prolific producer.
Lorne includes exclusive footage, archival gems and interviews with pivotal SNL personalities. Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg and John Mulaney are among those sharing memories for the project.
Michaels created NBC’s seminal sketch comedy series SNL, which debuted on Oct. 11, 1975, and recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its inception. SNL’s cultural relevance has continued as the show currently airs its 51st season. Michaels, who has received 24 Emmy Awards, has also produced such films as Wayne’s World, Mean Girls and Baby Mama and been involved in such series as The Kids in the Hall, 30 Rock, Portlandia and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
SNL is credited with launching countless castmembers to stardom. John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang are among the show’s notable alums.
Gabriel LaBelle portrayed Michaels in Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night, a Sony feature released in 2024 that told the story of SNL’s inaugural episode.
Neville won an Academy Award for his 2013 documentary 20 Feet From Stardom. He is also known for helming Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and the forthcoming Paul McCartney-focused movie Man on the Run.
