"Succession" actor Nicholas Braun stars as Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson in "Saturday Night."
Jason Reitman, the film's director, said that Jim Henson was written with Braun in mind to play the role.
Braun also landed a second job as Kaufman after Benny Safdie had to drop out of the movie.
Braun, known for his Emmy-winning role as the bumbling, awkward Greg Hirsch on HBO's "Succession," stars as both Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in "Saturday Night."
Advertisement"As we kept on thinking about who would be right for Andy Kaufman, we just kept on coming back to Nicholas Braun," Reitman told IndieWire.
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Service, NBC, Hopper Stone, Sony Pictures
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Atlanta