Jerry Seinfeld nearly tried to coax Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement to play a ‘sugar drug lord’ in his Netflix film Unfrosted
Shortly after hitting the red carpet at the Unfrosted premiere in Hollywood, Jerry Seinfeld revealed a piece of dream casting he almost aspired to: Daniel Day-Lewis.
Seinfeld, 70, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday to discuss the film, which is loosely based on the true story of how the Pop Tart came to be.
The comedian was asked to clarify a rumor that he had considered casting three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who has been retired since 2017, in the film.
‘I wanted to ask Daniel Day-Lewis. I wanted him to play. We have a sugar drug lord who controls all the sugar in the world, his name is El Sucre,” Seinfeld explained.
‘I wanted Daniel Day-Lewis to play it like Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. I wanted him to, but I never called him,” Seinfeld admitted.
Just after hitting the red carpet at the Unfrosted premiere in Hollywood, Jerry Seinfeld revealed a dream casting he almost pursued: Daniel Day-Lewis
Seinfeld, 70, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday to discuss the film, which is loosely based on the true story of how the Pop Tart was created
The comedian was asked to clarify a rumor that he had considered casting three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who has been retired since 2017, in the film.
Kimmel added that Day-Lewis has been retired for several years, although Seinfeld thought this could be the role to bring him over.
“If there’s one thing you retire from, it’s a Pop Tart movie,” Seinfeld said with a laugh.
Kimmel asked, “I wonder if he’s disappointed,” as Seinfeld added, “I hope so.”
The role of El Sucre would eventually be played by Felix Solis (The Rookie: Feds, City on Fire).
Seinfeld makes his feature film debut with Unfrosted, which he also produces and co-wrote with Spike Feresten, Andy Robin and Barry Marder.
The film is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts, following the battle between Kellogg’s and Post to create the ultimate breakfast pastry.
Seinfeld leads an all-star cast including Christian Slater, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Cedric the Entertainer, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, Peter Dinklage and Jon Hamm.
Kimmel added that Day-Lewis has been retired for several years, although Seinfeld thought this could be the role to bring him over
“If there’s one thing you retire from, it’s a Pop Tart movie,” Seinfeld said with a laugh
Kimmel asked, “I wonder if he’s disappointed,” as Seinfeld added, “I hope so.”
Also during his interview with Kimmel, Seinfeld confirmed that there is an extended version of the now infamous “bearded lady” scene from the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale.
“I even went back and watched it again to make sure I saw what I thought I saw. It had nothing to do with the show at all,” Jimmy said.
“Nothing,” Jerry confirmed about the scene where Larry asks him to think about a hypothetical situation about dating a beautiful, bearded lady who is going to shave.
“But what you saw there is how Larry and I wrote comedy. Because I didn’t know what he was going to say. They had set that up. He’s going to propose a strange idea to you. And you just respond,” Jerry said.