Renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld went on record saying the movie industry is “over.” This is all very curious timing considering that he’s currently promoting a movie.

The 69-year-old celebrity is still doing the standup circuit as he has been
for close to five decades. He’s fresh off an appearance in the series finale
of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” alongside his longtime friend and frequent collaborator, Larry David. In addition to comedy, Seinfeld has worked as an actor, writer, and producer.

Now for the first time ever, the Brooklyn native is taking a spot in the director’s chair with the debut of “Unfrosted,” a comedy about two rival
cereal companies – Kellogg’s and Post – trying to outdo one another to create the perfect breakfast pastry.

The stand-up legend spoke with GQ about making the leap into the movie business.

“It was totally new to me. I thought I had done some cool stuff, but it was nothing like the way these people work,” Seinfeld said of getting into the movie industry after so many years of being involved in other facets of the entertainment industry. “They’re so dead serious! They don’t have any idea
that the movie business is over. They have no idea.”

“Film doesn’t occupy the pinnacle in the social, cultural hierarchy that it
did for most of our lives,” he added. “When a movie came out, if it was good, we all went to see it. We all discussed it. We quoted lines and scenes we liked. Now we’re walking through a fire hose of water, just trying to see.”

When asked what has replaced films in pop culture, Seinfeld replied, “Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion. Disorientation replaced the
movie business,” he answered. “Everyone I know in show business, every day,
is going, ‘What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we supposed to do now?’”

“Unfrosted” is scheduled for a May 3 release on Netflix. The logline reads, “Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, ‘Unfrosted’ stars writer-director
Jerry Seinfeld.”

The cast includes plenty of other celebrities, including Melissa McCarthy,
Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Bill Burr,
Daniel Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, and Fred Armisen.

Seinfeld has been contemplating doing a Pop-Tart origin story film for years. In 2018, he shared on X, “At one point I was thinking about an invention of
the Pop-Tart movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s cereal culture of the mid-60s in Battle Creek, MI. That’s a vibe I could work with.”

At one point I was thinking about an invention of the Pop Tart
movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s cereal culture
of the mid-60’s in Battle Creek, MI.

That’s a vibe I could work with.

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) August 21, 2018

Plus, breakfast cereal is a topic he’s visited during his stand-up routines.
GQ noted that one of Seinfeld’s earliest bits included the line, “Where in
the world do you get your balls to call a breakfast cereal ‘LIFE?’”

The outlet also noted that Seinfeld and David were in a supermarket
discussing breakfast cereal when they came up with the idea for the TV sitcom “Seinfeld,” arguably one of the most successful shows of all time. “[Cereal
is] what we were discussing in that grocery store, when I said, ‘This is the show,’” Seinfeld said.

“Unfrosted” is an amalgamation of fact and fiction, with facts being
presented alongside exaggerations for maximum comedic effect. When asked by Eater why he thought the invention of Pop-Tarts was funny enough to make a movie about, Seinfeld replied by saying it was just a gut feeling.

“I sometimes can’t explain why something is funny. But I just know that that
is a funny thing,” he told the outlet. “It had to do with the name. It had to do with giving kids the power to make something with heat. Most kids when I
was little never did anything like that — only adults handle things that had
to do with heat — so it was an exciting new world to use a toaster. As a kid, you felt like you were cooking when you made Pop-Tarts.”

“I don’t think there’s anything as funny in the entire [1960s] — certainly in the food world — as the Pop-Tart,” the comedian continued. “It was such a surprise when it came out. It had nothing to do with anything else. There’s different cookies. There’s different candies. There’s nothing really that surprising in the candy world. But in the breakfast world, this was a total shock when they made this.”

He said even concocting the movie felt like a joke at first, until it became something real. Seinfeld compared the race to make a marketable breakfast pastry to the space race.

“[Writer] Andy Robin said, ‘It’s like The Right Stuff,’ with these two companies competing to get to the moon first — the Pop-Tart moon,” Seinfeld added.

The longtime sitcom star said he took a similar approach to “Unfrosted” as he did to writing “Seinfeld” scripts, opting to always select whatever was “funniest” rather than going for historical accuracy. The Pop-Tart movie
isn’t meant to be a documentary, but is rather a comedy filled with nuggets
of truth.

While speaking with GQ, Seinfeld also said stand-up is still popular while other expressions of entertainment suffer because it’s real. He said in an
era when people crave authenticity, comedy can still thrive because it’s too hard to fake.

“I’ve done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more valuable than it’s ever been,” the comedian told the outlet. “Stand-up is like you’re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who’s good with wood. … There’s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it’s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you’re kind of impervious to
the whims of the industry.”

“Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it’s something you can’t
fake,” he added. “It’s like platform diving. You could say you’re a platform diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren’t. That’s what people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is fake.”

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Ubiquitous wrote:
Renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld went on record saying the movie

industry is

“over.” This is all very curious timing considering that he’s

currently

promoting a movie.

The 69-year-old celebrity is still doing the standup circuit as he

has been

for close to five decades. He’s fresh off an appearance in the

series finale

of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” alongside his longtime friend and

frequent

collaborator, Larry David. In addition to comedy, Seinfeld has

worked as an

actor, writer, and producer.

Now for the first time ever, the Brooklyn native is taking a spot

in the

director’s chair with the debut of “Unfrosted,” a comedy about two

rival

cereal companies – Kellogg’s and Post – trying to outdo one another

to create

the perfect breakfast pastry.

The stand-up legend spoke with GQ about making the leap into the

movie

business.

“It was totally new to me. I thought I had done some cool stuff,

but it was

nothing like the way these people work,” Seinfeld said of getting

into the

movie industry after so many years of being involved in other

facets of the

entertainment industry. “They’re so dead serious! They don’t have

any idea

that the movie business is over. They have no idea.”

“Film doesn’t occupy the pinnacle in the social, cultural hierarchy

that it

did for most of our lives,” he added. “When a movie came out, if it

was good,

we all went to see it. We all discussed it. We quoted lines and

scenes we

liked. Now we’re walking through a fire hose of water, just trying

to see.”

When asked what has replaced films in pop culture, Seinfeld

replied,

“Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion. Disorientation

replaced the

movie business,” he answered. “Everyone I know in show business,

every day,

is going, ‘What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we

supposed to do

now?’”

“Unfrosted” is scheduled for a May 3 release on Netflix. The

logline reads,

“Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to

create a

pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tale of

ambition,

betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, ‘Unfrosted’ stars

writer-director

Jerry Seinfeld.”

The cast includes plenty of other celebrities, including Melissa

McCarthy,

Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater, Bill

Burr,

Daniel Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby

Moynihan,

Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, and Fred Armisen.

Seinfeld has been contemplating doing a Pop-Tart origin story film

for years.

In 2018, he shared on X, “At one point I was thinking about an

invention of

the Pop-Tart movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s

cereal culture

of the mid-60s in Battle Creek, MI. That’s a vibe I could work

with.”

At one point I was thinking about an invention of the Pop Tart
movie. Imagine the drunk on sugar-power Kellogg’s cereal culture
of the mid-60’s in Battle Creek, MI.

That’s a vibe I could work with.

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) August 21, 2018

Plus, breakfast cereal is a topic he’s visited during his stand-up

routines.

GQ noted that one of Seinfeld’s earliest bits included the line,

“Where in

the world do you get your balls to call a breakfast cereal ‘LIFE?’”

The outlet also noted that Seinfeld and David were in a supermarket

discussing breakfast cereal when they came up with the idea for the

TV sitcom

“Seinfeld,” arguably one of the most successful shows of all time.

“[Cereal

is] what we were discussing in that grocery store, when I said,

‘This is the

show,’” Seinfeld said.

“Unfrosted” is an amalgamation of fact and fiction, with facts

being

presented alongside exaggerations for maximum comedic effect. When

asked by

Eater why he thought the invention of Pop-Tarts was funny enough to

make a

movie about, Seinfeld replied by saying it was just a gut feeling.

“I sometimes can’t explain why something is funny. But I just know

that that

is a funny thing,” he told the outlet. “It had to do with the name.

It had to

do with giving kids the power to make something with heat. Most

kids when I

was little never did anything like that — only adults handle things

that had

to do with heat — so it was an exciting new world to use a toaster.

As a kid,

you felt like you were cooking when you made Pop-Tarts.”

“I don’t think there’s anything as funny in the entire [1960s] —

certainly in

the food world — as the Pop-Tart,” the comedian continued. “It was

such a

surprise when it came out. It had nothing to do with anything else.

There’s

different cookies. There’s different candies. There’s nothing

really that

surprising in the candy world. But in the breakfast world, this was

a total

shock when they made this.”

He said even concocting the movie felt like a joke at first, until

it became

something real. Seinfeld compared the race to make a marketable

breakfast

pastry to the space race.

“[Writer] Andy Robin said, ‘It’s like The Right Stuff,’ with these

two

companies competing to get to the moon first — the Pop-Tart moon,”

Seinfeld

added.

The longtime sitcom star said he took a similar approach to

“Unfrosted” as he

did to writing “Seinfeld” scripts, opting to always select whatever

was

“funniest” rather than going for historical accuracy. The Pop-Tart

movie

isn’t meant to be a documentary, but is rather a comedy filled with

nuggets

of truth.

While speaking with GQ, Seinfeld also said stand-up is still

popular while

other expressions of entertainment suffer because it’s real. He

said in an

era when people crave authenticity, comedy can still thrive because

it’s too

hard to fake.

“I’ve done enough stuff that I have my own thing, which is more

valuable than

it’s ever been,” the comedian told the outlet. “Stand-up is like

you’re a

cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who’s good with wood. …

There’s trees

everywhere, but to make a nice table, it’s not so easy. So, the

metaphor is

that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you’re kind of

impervious to

the whims of the industry.”

“Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it’s something you

can’t

fake,” he added. “It’s like platform diving. You could say you’re a

platform

diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren’t.

That’s what

people like about stand-up. They can trust it. Everything else is

fake.”

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Let's go Brandon!

As a person being on this planet for a
while he has real knowledge. However guy is an idiot or a liar.

1. Nobody is going to the movies because people went into areas of
studies ( whatever major ) , and literally have no guiding light at
all. Just discrimination. Not making the big bucks, imagine being in
college for over ten years and still not having your associates.

2. Parents go against there own children. Parents who are starting
fourth or fifth families. As time marches on the truth becomes real.
"Your not a loser, your bread-winner does not care, and your
alone". SO people still struggle towards their goals. Imagine
growing up being verbally abused, physically abused, till the point
where the idea of being a school shooter is more then acceptable. That
is the world were we are living in. Where the worlds worst dad
literally says ( After the shooting of course ) if I could kill him
myself I would have done it. Like my fathers cousin son who robbed out
my grandmothers mothers house. Or my little cousin who father sent him
back to his mom once he stop performing well in school. THESE FATHERS
JUST GIVE UP, AND START ANOTHER FAMILY. Too many of these losers
thinks some daughter young enough to be there grand daughter will
actually love them, and be a better wife. Where many mothers ( from
the 80's ) who stopped-out of college literally was pushed into the
idea of being a home-maker or home-educator, while their husbands
committed adultery, was physically and verbally abusive towards them.
Then when COVID hits these wanna-be-Archie-Bunkers come visit while
they have Covids. Mothers eat themselves a grave, with there only joy
being food from a job where they are put into harms way 24/7. The only
real news from dad is "my child support", or "son your
done with college my child support'..

3. No happy families = no movie watchers. No people who have been
shown good things, or given options in life.

4. Computer programs, Videos, Books, magazines, are all on the
internet for free in some format or another. There are literally
websites you could browse and stuff online, without downloading, as
with books all for free.

5. Yes people are going out more often. Children of foot-ball games
have been having more concussions because there are more players on
the field.

6. He is a man with his money beyond his years. I mean his show is not
even his show. His show is based off stories of various men, in
conjunction with his stand-up, which audience are literally Jews. Jews
being people who are born into Jewish families but do not practice
Judaism. People who are Jews by blood, Christians, Americanized or
not. That is his generation and the older generation from his scripts
( which he did not make himself ). By that logic Seinfeld is literally
110 years old or even older then that. Might as well rewrite the show
via these people.
His show was a look into the life of Jews ( practicing or not ) from a
point of view of basic soft bodied people, who are clearly and
obviously white ( European ). When you watch his material you barely
understand anything unless you knew exactly, who's point of view you
was talking from. That is his relate-ability. Beyond that it is
boring.
The only good part of his show are the girls on the show. It is like
"Married With Children" or "Family Guy". Just give
me the P$#$@y jokes. You sit twenty minutes to watch producer actors
with wrinkle faces, and then comes a P$#$@y joke. That is it. That
aside all the lame characters, and pugly actors. Just like
"Monk" in the later first season and second season.

7. People come to his shows to see him in person. Not to laugh at this
comedy sketches and setups to $#$@$ stuff.
Give me more Titus please, bring back Titus.

8. People on Youtube who have no middle-school education are way more
funnier then him.


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