Timothée Chalamet has been unveiled as the host of Saturday Night Live in November.He will be joined by music trio boygenius as the episode’s musical guests on November 11.
The indie trio – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – recently released their EP, ‘The Rest’, which NME described as “compelling”.
Chalamet’s SNL appearance comes ahead of his leading role in the upcoming Wonka prequel, which is set to arrive at cinemas on December 15.His next film, Dune: Part Two, was moved from November 2023 to March 2024 due to the strike.
As long as Chalamet doesn’t promote these projects during his SNL appearance, he will not be in violation of any strike rules, which are still affecting Hollywood.You can see the announcement here:November 11!!! @RealChalamet @xboygeniusx pic.twitter.com/Q3Q0nPxJNQ— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 29, 2023Elsewhere on this week’s episode of SNL, Christopher Walken made a surprise appearance the show’s Halloween special.The 80-year-old actor appeared on the sketch show last night (October 28), his first time on the show since 2008.
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