The first images of Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story have been released by Netflix, and they do not disappoint.
Some of the most famous people in Hollywood, including Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Grant, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden and Christian Slater, have signed on for the upcoming film, focusing on the creation of a new breakfast snack.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any sweeter, new photos were shared from the set – showing Hugh dressed up as Tony the Tiger.
Yes, seriously.
Only the Love Actually icon could seamlessly go straight from an Oompa Loompa in Wonka to the iconic Frosties mascot.
In a new snap, he could be seen smiling while dressed in the iconic tiger costume, holding Tony’s giant head in his arms.
Another picture shows Melissa dressed in her best 60s outfit and excitedly holding an important document, while Jerry celebrates behind her.
Unfrosted is scheduled to be released on the streaming platform on May 3, with Dan Levy, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Max Greenfield and Amy Schumer also starring.
The official summary 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.’
Jerry, who is also serving as director, recently shed light on how he managed to get Hugh on board, revealing that it was the first time the Hollywood favorite filmed an audition tape in around 30 years.
‘Everyone I asked said ‘yes’, so we ended up with this crazy cast,’ he boasted to Empire, before raving about the Bridget Jones actor’s efforts as a disgruntled Shakespearean actor who is forced to sport the outfit.
‘That was the best part of the whole thing, honestly. Because I am a crazy fan of his.
‘[Hugh] asked me if it matters that Tony the Tiger has a British accent. I told him, “No, who cares?”’
However, despite stealing our hearts in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill over the years, Hugh recently admitted he’s on the hunt for more ‘interesting roles’.
In a new interview on the Drew Barrymore Show, he opened up about a change in his career, telling the host: ‘I got a little less bad after I had children, got married, got happier.
‘I got too old and fat and ugly to do romantic comedies obviously, so I got off with more interesting things.’
‘I love those films. I love the fact that people still like them, but I never felt comfortable really doing them,’ he added of the ‘sweeter’ roles of his career.
‘I don’t know about you, but I prefer more of a mask. I want to be someone else. Then it frees me up and then I quite like acting.’
