Renowned musician Jon Batiste is taking on a dual role in the upcoming film by Jason Reitman, which will delve into the opening night of the iconic sketch series Saturday Night Live on NBC. Batiste has been tapped to compose the score for the Sony Pictures production titled SNL 1975, while also portraying keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, the show's first musical guest back in 1975.
The movie, directed by Reitman, will focus on the behind-the-scenes events leading up to SNL's inaugural broadcast, with a cast that includes Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, and Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster.
