Hugh Grant makes his first appearance as Frosties mascot Tony the Tiger in the trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s new comedy film about the Pop Tart origin story.
The Notting Hill actor, 63, stars in the upcoming film, called Unfrosted, as a struggling Shakespearean actor playing the Frosties character.
The Netflix film stars comedy greats Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer and Melissa McCarthy with a smaller role from Hugh Grant.
It tells the story of the battle between cereal giant Kellogg’s and Post to create a breakfast pastry in the 1960s, resulting in the pop tart.
Tony the Tiger is Grant’s second strange role in a few months after starring in Wonka as Oompa Loopma.
Hugh Grant makes his first appearance as Frosties mascot Tony the Tiger in the trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s new pop-tart origin story comedy film, released Thursday
In the trailer, Grant can be seen in the fluffy Tony costume with the head removed, while in another clip he looks extremely unamused while wearing a gray suit and bright yellow shirt.
The actor has previously said he is now drawn to ‘weirder and weirder’ as he enters the ‘freak phase’ of his 40-year career.
The first trailer of the long-awaited film was released on Thursday.
Seinfeld not only stars in the film, but he also wrote, directed and produced the film.
Also on the writing team were Spike Feresten and Barry Marder. The script was inspired by a joke that Jerry later deconstructed in a piece for The New York Times.
The film will be released on Netflix on May 3.
“I was sitting at home watching endless sad faces on TV and I thought this would be a good time to create something based on pure silliness,” Seinfeld said Deadline.
“So we took my Pop-Tart stand-up bit from my last Netflix special and turned it into a giant, crazy comedy.”
In the trailer, Grant can be seen in the fluffy Tony costume with the head removed, while in another clip he looks extremely unamused while wearing a gray suit and bright yellow shirt.
The first trailer for Unfrosted was released on Thursday. The Netflix films feature Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer and Melissa McCarthy
The nice retro-feel poster was also shared on Thursday; the film will be released on May 3
Seinfeld is no stranger to the streaming giant as he signed a lucrative deal with Netflix in 2017 for his series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Seinfeld is no stranger to the streaming giant as he signed a lucrative deal with Netflix in 2017 for his series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
His Jerry Before Seinfeld show and 23 Hours to Kill have also been released on Netflix.
Seinfeld recently signed a global deal to stream his most famous work to date, his self-titled 30-minute sitcom Seinfeld, for five years, starting later this year.
In the NYT video, Jerry briefly discussed his writing style and gave a glimpse into the process of crafting the perfect joke.
“At home I was watching endless sad faces on TV and I thought this would be a good time to make something based on pure silliness,” he told Deadline
On the far left is Jim Gaffigan with Amy in yellow sipping a martini
“With comedy, you think of something that you think is funny, and then you go from there,” he said.
“When I was a kid and they invented the Pop-Tart, the back of my head blew off and that started the whole thing. That particular part of my head blew off, not just my head but just the back of it.”
He continued: “It was the ’60s and we had toast, we had orange juice that had been frozen years in advance and that you had to chop away with a knife to get a few drops and it felt like you were committing murder before.” you got on your school bus.”