Chris
Pratt was the guardian of "Saturday Night Live's" season premiere,
celebrating the show's 40th anniversary. "I'm so pumped to be here
hosting the season premiere of 'Saturday Night Live,'" he said during his opening monologue
on Sept. 28. The "Guardians of the Galaxy" star talked about his 60
pound weight loss for the lead role in the film and detailed the,
"Hey-fat-ass-get-into-shape-so-you-can-be-in-my-movie-diet," he endured
to get slim down. Obviously
it worked as he and the Marvel flick were a huge hit. In fact, it's the
highest grossing film this year, totaling $294.6 million six weeks
after its release. What better way to celebrate the film's success than
with an "SNL" skit about the undeniable triumph's Marvel movies produce.
"Marvel took a super obscure comic book and turned it into the biggest
film of the year," the voiceover in the "Marvels Coming Attractions" skit began,
"which means one thing, Marvel can't fail!" The skit highlights the
upcoming films Marvel intends to release like "Ant-Man," about a guy who
talks to ants. "We don't even need comic books anymore," the voiceover
added. "We made a superhero team by pointing at a bunch of random words
in the dictionary."
The
outcome? "Creatures of the Cosmos," starring a pastry chef played by
Pratt, a Harlem Globetrotter, an alien real estate signs dude, a dude
dressed as Grimace, and an office chair. Other Marvel pictures to come
include the comic's take on "Star Wars" with Pratt starring as Princess
Leia. Pop princess Ariana Grande also made an appearance on "SNL's"
season premiere Saturday. "I know I'm not half the singer Ariana Grande
is," Pratt mentioned during his opening monologue. "But I'm technically
three times her body weight." The 21-year-old performed "Break Free," which she began with just piano accompaniment before picking up the tempo and incorporating some choreography.
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