Nicholas Braun to Play Jim Henson in SNL 1975 Origin Movie

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Nicholas Braun has been cast as Jim Henson in SNL 1975, the Sony Pictures project set to tell the story of the earliest days of Saturday Night Live.

Henson’s Muppets were a regular part of SNL’s first season, appearing in a total of 13 episodes.

Braun joins a cast that includes Gabriel LaBelle, who is portraying SNL creator Lorne Michaels, as well as Rachel Sennott (as Rosie Shuster), Dylan O’Brien (as Dan Aykroyd), Cooper Hoffman (as Dick Ebersol), Ella Hunt (as Gilda Radner), Kim Matula (as Jane Curtin), Cory Michael Smith (as Chevy Chase), and Matt Wood (as John Belushi).

Deadline has also confirmed that stage actor Nicholas Podany is set to portray Billy Crystal, while head writer Michael O’Donoghue will be played by Tommy Dewey.

SNL 1975 will be directed by Jason Reitman, who co-wrote the project with Gil Kenan and reportedly interviewed all living cast members and prominent crew of the program to build the story’s narrative.

Meanwhile, Braun is fresh off the awards circuit for the final season of Succession, which took home six Emmys at its final outing for the awards show in January. See where Succession fell in our ranking of the best TV shows of 2023.

Nicholas Braun to Play Jim Henson in SNL 1975 Origin Movie
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