Dylan OBrienis keeping a pretty cool head after undertaking his latest role.

Im okay if my guy hates it.

That was my method, he joked toPeopleabout Aykroyds potential reaction to his performance.

A still of Dylan O’Brien speaking into a mic as Dan Aykroyd in ‘Saturday Night’; Day Aykroyd holding a fish in a ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch from the ’70s

Dylan O’Brien discusses his portrayal of Day Aykroyd in ‘Saturday Night’ (2024).Sony Pictures Entertainment/Edie Baskin/Warner Bros/Archive Photos/Getty Images

I feel like were going to get along.

I feel like we spent a year looking for Dan, he said.

And simultaneously, surprisingly handsome and romantically charismatic, he explained.

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Dylan O’Brien ofSaturday Nightposes at the Deadline Studio held at the Bisha Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

Dylan OBrien walked in and saved us.

I know Dan really well.

I know his voice well enough.

Meanwhile,SNLs milestone 50th season kicks off this weekend with hostJean Smartand musical guestJelly Roll.