Why are Jerry Seinfeld and Pop Tarts trending?
SITCOM star Jerry Seinfeld announced that he would once again be making a foray into the movie world with Netflix.
Seinfeld signed a lucrative deal with Netflix in 2017 that brought a host of comedy series and stand-up specials to the platform.
Why are Jerry Seinfeld and Pop-Tarts trending?
Jerry Seinfeld is set to star in, direct, and produce Unfrosted, a comedy film that he co-wrote with Spike Feresten and Barry Marder.
The movie is inspired by a stand-up joke Seinfeld told about the invention of Pop-Tarts.
Netflix has committed to green light and production start next spring.
Seinfeld previously spoke to Deadline about how the pandemic inspired the film concept.
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“Stuck at home watching endless sad faces on TV, I thought this would be a good time to make something based on pure silliness,” he said.
“So we took my Pop-Tart stand-up bit from my last Netflix special and exploded it into a giant, crazy comedy movie.”
Seinfeld once deconstructed the joke, explaining how he first got his hands on a Pop-Tart as a child.
“How did they know that there would be a need for a frosted fruit-filled heated rectangle in the same shape as the box it comes in, and with the same nutrition as the box it comes in?” he told the
Who will star in Seinfeld’s Unfrosted?
The Netflix movie succeeded to congregate the top cast for the movie, including:
- Melissa McCarthy
- Jim Gaffigan
- Amy Schumer
- Hugh Grant
- James Marsden
- Jack McBrayer
- Tom Lennon
- Adrian Martinez
- Bobby Moynihan
- Max Greenfield
- Christian Slater
- Sarah Cooper
What are Seinfeld fans saying about a show reunion?
After HBO Max released the Friends cast reunion special, Seinfeld fans were begging for the show to have its own TV celebration.
Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the NBC sitcom ran for nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998, and longtime viewers are ready to see the stars reunite.
The new Friends special saw leads Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc to come together for close to two hours of reminiscing and fun.
Though many were happy to see the six friends back together, others started to think about which other TV show casts they’d like to see have a reunion, and Seinfeld was the frontrunner.
“This Friends reunion just reminds me of what I’ve always known. Seinfeld > Friends,” one Twitter user wrote.
Another said: “Seinfeld fans now that the Friends reunion has happened,” with a gif saying, “Well? We’re waiting.”
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Viewers are more than ready to see castmates Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, and Jason Alexander team up for a reunion special, with some saying it would be the only one “worth watching.”
Others tweeted: “F*** friends, I want a Seinfeld reunion,” “Friends is trash, give me a Seinfeld reunion, that’s something actually worth watching,” and “Yeah yeah Friends Reunion WHERE’S MY SEINFELD GET TOGETHER?!?!?!?!”