Dylan O'Brien has big shoes to fill in Saturday Night — and he's fine with that! Speaking with PEOPLE about the upcoming film, in which he stars as Dan Aykroyd, the 33-year-old addressed the ...

Dylan O'Brien was insecure about being cast as Dan Aykroyd in 'Saturday Night,' and thought he 'would be skewered for being miscast or something,' he said in a new interview.

If you had the task of casting a Saturday Night Live biopic, Dylan O'Brien probably wouldn't be the first name that comes to mind to play Dan Aykroyd — and O'Brien himself agrees.

“Dylan O’Brien walked in and saved us. I know Dan really well. I grew up with Aykroyd and I’ve now directed him, so I feel like I could write any scene for Dan Aykroyd at this point.

When he was first cast as Dan Aykroyd in Saturday Night, Dylan O'Brien was “self-conscious” about their lack of resemblance — and feared that people would dub the move a “miscast.” ...

" Dan Aykroyd was almost impossible," Reitman told Entertainment Weekly of the casting process. But when Dylan O'Brien auditioned, the part just clicked into place.

Dylan O’Brien plays Aykroyd, alongside Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels), Rachel Sennott (Rosie Shuster), Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase), Ella Hunt (Gilda Radner), Emily Fairn (Laraine Newman ...

Dylan OBrian Youtube/Sony Pictures Saturday Night lead costumer designer Danny Glicker knew he had a delicate job when designing Dylan O’Brien’s short shorts for his portrayal of Dan Aykroyd ...

In the film, Dylan O’Brien (“Teen Wolf”) plays Aykroyd. About the movie, Aykroyd said, “I thought it was like a suspense thriller, and beautifully executed by the cast.

Dylan O'Brien has big shoes to fill in Saturday Night — and he's fine with that! Speaking with PEOPLE about the upcoming film, in which he stars as Dan Aykroyd, the 33-year-old addressed the ...