Overview
- Chalamet told a London audience he spent over six figures of his own money to stage his January 2025 Saturday Night Live musical segment.
- He said SNL creator Lorne Michaels initially declined his request to perform, prompting him to insist he would not host unless he could do the music.
- He described his attention-grabbing press tour moves as self-expression designed to reach less frequent moviegoers rather than conventional marketing.
- Entertainment Weekly, citing an unnamed source, reported his SNL outlay covered the band's fees and set construction, and outlets noted SNL did not comment.
- Addressing awards talk, he said he wants an Oscar but argued trophies "supplement the movie" and that his ambition has been misread.