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‘Unfrosted’ Team on Working With First-Time Director Jerry Seinfeld: ‘Just a ‘Seinfeld’ Episode With a Much Bigger Budget’


Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut with “Unfrosted,” is a fictionalized account of the creation of the Kellogg’s staple Pop-Tarts.

The plot takes a “space race” approach, with Post Cereal as the other heavyweight in the fight to be the first to craft the toasted (or untoasted, if one prefers) pastry treat. It costars a kaleidoscope of Hollywood funny people, including Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Peter Dinklage, Dan Levy, James Marsden, Max Greenfield, Jack McBrayer, Christian Slater, Cedric the Entertainer, Earthquake, Jon Hamm, Rachel Harris, John Slattery, and the list goes on and on. Co-writer Spike Feresten said that the creative team, which also included Seinfeld, Andy Robin and Barry Marden, wasn’t sure how to even describe the tone of the movie until they were finished with it.

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