Marcello Hernandez Revives The Movie Guy For ‘SNL’s Weekend Update

In a night of reprisals for Marcello Hernandez, the repertory Saturday Night Live player brought back his Weekend Update character The Movie Guy — a cinephile with a wan viewing history.

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Brought on by co-anchor Colin Jost to talk about spooky movie season, Hernandez was first asked about Blumhouse’s recent box office win, Black Phone 2.

“Oh, yeah, Black Phone 2. Ring, ring! Hello? Sorry, you have the wrong number, because I have not seen that one yet,” he quipped.

When Jost segued to the biggest genre film of the year, Hernandez’s persona once again disappointed: “Oh, yeah, Weapons. That was a very big movie, Colin. Everybody saw Weapons. And I have to tell you: I was not one of those people.”

Continuing the bit, Hernandez joked, “I love scary movies because,…