Jerry Seinfeld’s iconic sitcom Seinfeld arrived on Netflix in October of 2021, however the comic additionally has a brand new film withinside the works too. It became introduced that Seinfeld might be teaming up with the streamer to provide a comedy film titled Unfrosted (later renamed to Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story), stimulated via way of means of his shaggy dog story approximately Pop-Tarts. Here’s what we understand so far.
Jerry Seinfeld will star, produce and direct the film. He additionally co-wrote the script for Unfrosted alongside together along with his Seinfeld colleague Spike Feresten and fellow comic and author Barry Marder.
An public sale quietly has been gambling out for numerous days, and Seinfeld’s courting with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos became beneficial in swinging the deal to the streamer. Seinfeld signed a moneymaking cope with Netflix in 2017 that delivered his interview collection Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee to Netflix, as properly the stand-up specials Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill.
Here’s the whole thing else we understand approximately Netflix’s Unfrosted so far:
What’s the plot and historical past of Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story?
Seinfeld defined the movie’s modest pandemic-associated origins in an interview with Deadline:
“Stuck at domestic looking countless unhappy faces on TV, I concept this will be an awesome time to make some thing primarily based totally on natural silliness. So we took my Pop-Tart stand-up bit from my final Netflix unique and exploded it right into a giant, loopy comedy film.”
Jerry deconstructed the shaggy dog story withinside the following video:
Alongside the solid display for the film, Netflix additionally furnished extra statistics approximately what precisely the film is approximately:
“Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry with a purpose to alternate the face of breakfast forever.
A story of ambition, betrayal,sugar, and menacing milkmen.”
Who is solid in Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story?
Up till June 2022, most effective Jerry Seinfeld himself is thought to be amongst solid of Netflix’s Unfrosted apart from taking up the director’s responsibilities as properly.
On June 15th, we were given phrase that 12 new solid participants had joined the solid.
Among the solid includes:
Melissa McCarthy (Netflix’s God’s Favorite Idiot and The Great Giveback) – repped via way of means of CAA and MGMT Entertainment
Jim Gaffigan (Linoleum)
Amy Schumer (Life and Beth)
Hugh Grant (The Undoing) – Repped via way of means of CAA and The Lede Company
James Marsden (Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Netflix’s Dead to Me)
Jack McBrayer (Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show and 30 Rock)
Tom Lennon (Reno 911!)
Adrian Martinez (Gilbert) – Repped via way of means of Innovative Artists, Vault Entertainment and legal professional James Sarna of Sarna & Associates
Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live)
Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood)
Christian Slater (Dr. Death and Mr. Robot)
Sarah Cooper (Netflix’s comedy unique Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine)
What’s the manufacturing popularity of Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story?
As of September 2021, the plan became for the manufacturing of Unfrosted to start in Spring 2022.
In March 2022 we were given phrase through Variety Insight that the plan is for the movie to start manufacturing on May 25th, 2022 and run via to July 1st, 2022.
The film is ready to be filmed absolutely in Los Angeles, California as discovered via way of means of tax credit being introduced for the challenge. According to the California Film Commission, the challenge received $14.2 million in tax credit. Unfrosted is projected to generate “an estimated $69.four million in certified spending.”
Jerry Seinfeld at the assertion stated:
“We are so glad to get the California tax credit score which permits us to make our complete film there,” stated Seinfeld, who’s additionally writing, directing and generating the movie for Netflix. “Having made all of the ‘Seinfeld’ collection in L.A., I very plenty desired to return back lower back and shoot there again. On behalf of every body operating at the film, we genuinely admire the superb welcome.”
What’s the Netflix launch date for Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story?
Netflix hasn’t introduced the discharge date for Unfrosted, however we ought to probable anticipate the film withinside the latter 1/2 of of 2022 however greater realistically, we’d anticipate a 2023 launch date at this point.
