The movie about Bob Dylan, “A Complete Unknown,” got a big plug on “Saturday Night Live” tonight.
The James Mangold movie doesn’t open for two more weeks. Yet, “SNL” sketch featured Heidi Gardner as an entertainment reporter on the red carpet for the film’s premiere. She interviews Dylan (James Austin Johnson), Bruce Springsteen (Andrew Dismukes), Bono (Paul Mescal), star Timothee Chalamet (Sarah Sherman).
They all stand in front of backdrop of the film’s logo.
This is a little ironic since “SNL” totally ignored the release earlier this fall of Jason Reitman’s movie, “Saturday Night.” That film was about the first night, 49 years ago, the comedy show was broadcast. It got very good reviews, but no audience, and died at the box office.
“Saturday Night” should have been a hit. But Sony dumped it into the abyss. Watch it on home video. You’ll love it.
But “SNL” never even made a reference to the movie before or during its theatrical run. And only a few short commercials were bought to tie the movie to the live TV show.
Weird.
need to know if Bob Dylan had a brat summer pic.twitter.com/5jFoNqCoLE
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 8, 2024
