There’s no behind-the-scenes drama behind Pete Davidson’s absence from Morgan Neville’s new documentary Lorne—just an overwhelming amount of material to fit into one film.
While speaking with People about the project, which explores the life and legacy of Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, director Morgan Neville explained that Davidson simply got edged out by logistics and volume.
“I interviewed so many people for the film, and at a certain point, after I’d interviewed [John] Mulaney and he had said everything he had said, I just didn’t know where we were gonna put more voices,” he says. “It just felt like it was full, you know?”
Davidson, 32, who has long spoken about Michaels as a formative mentor and father figure, does not appear in the documentary. But he is far from the only notable name left on the cutting room floor.
The film still features an extensive lineup of
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