TV/FILM
FIRST LOOK: UNFROSTED: THE POP-TART STORY: STARRING JERRY SEINFELD
The film is due out on May 3rd and is Written and Directed by Jerry Seinfeld.
Apr 3, 2024
Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut.
Coming to Netflix on May 3rd.
“It’s a huge cast. I don’t know how it got so big,” Seinfeld said. “I remember that we had nobody for a long time. And then Hugh Grant called and said he heard about the movie, and he wanted to be Tony the Tiger. Then, the next thing I knew, everybody was in it, and it was incredible.” So remember, if you’re ever casting a movie: Try to get Hugh Grant signed on as Tony the Tiger first.
Part of the genesis of Unfrosted was the simple fact that a serious boardroom meeting about cereal is, well, not very serious. “We love the idea of grown-up men in suits talking about cereal all day,” Seinfeld said. “The silliness of how they look and what they talk about just seemed like a fantastic world to be in. You want to put Jim Gaffigan in a tight suit and a blustery kind of face [shouting], ‘And you gentlemen better take this work more seriously!’ But it’s about crinkles and puffs and sprinkles and pops, and they’re adults.”
Alongside Seinfeld, the film will feature a host of fellow comedians and actors, including:
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Jim Gaffigan (Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster)
Amy Schumer (Amy Schumer: The Leather Special)
Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Christian Slater (Heathers)
Bill Burr (Old Dads)
Daniel Levy (Good Grief)
James Marsden (Enchanted)
Jack McBrayer (30 Rock)
Thomas Lennon (A Futile and Stupid Gesture)
Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live)
Adrian Martinez (The Guilty)
Sarah Cooper (Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine)
Fred Armisen (Portlandia)