Unfrosted
Summary
Jerry Seinfeld prank about lick with Hugh Grant inUnfrosted : The Pop - Tart Story , calling him difficult . Co - write , directed , produced by , and asterisk Seinfeld , the forthcoming comedy film follows the competition between the two grain companies , Kellogg ’s and Post , in early sixties Michigan as they compete to make a breakfast company product that will revolutionize the breakfast market forever . Alongside Seinfeld , who play the fabricated Kellogg ’s executive Bob Cabana , theUnfrosted : Pop - Tart Storycastalso include Grant as Tony the Tiger , the notable mascot for Frosted Flakes .
During a late coming into court onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , just before the sacking of the firstUnfrosted : Pop - Tart Storytrailer , Seinfeld talked about cast Grant to play Tony the Tiger and work with him .
I love him . He ’s so funny . And we had lots of fights . He ’s a pain in the neck in the ass to work with . He ’s horrible . He tells you before you work with him , " You ’re going to hate this . " And he ’s so right-hand . Yeah , he ’s horrible .
Hugh Grant does have a repute of being difficult to work with , which Seinfeld is likely poke merriment at .
Unfrosted Continues A Recent Career Trend For Hugh Grant
During the mid - to - late 1990s and 2000s , Grant established himself as an effortlessly charming and occasionally ill at ease leading man in romantic comedieswithFour Weddings and a Funeral , Notting Hill , Bridget Jones ’s Diary , Two Weeks Notice , Love Actually , andMusic and lyric . However , after found this on - screen role and being commonly criticize as a one - trick jigger , Grant began playing against type and transition into a more dramatic actor with six different characters inCloud Atlas , Florence Foster Jenkins , and more recently , HBO’sThe Undoing .
A headmaster of the romantic comedy , Hugh Grant ’s filmography is mob with memorable films . Here are the worker ’s full movies , according to IMDb .
However , in late years , Grant has entered a whole new stage of his career by playing smaller support roles as unexpected , loosely goofy characters . He has play a couple of comedic villains inPaddington 2andDungeons & Dragons : Honor Among stealer . Grant unexpectedly , and quite controversially , play an Oompa - Loompa inWonkaand because of his " cynical , sarcastic , cruel , funny , but wicked vocalism , " as film director Paul King says , he turned out to be gross as an Oompa - Loompa and his functioning get much praise .
Grant playing Tony the Tiger inUnfrosted : The Pop - Tart Storycontinues his recent life history trend of opting for unexpected and goofy roles . weigh its enormous ensemble cast – which also includes Melissa McCarthy , Jim Gaffigan , Amy Schumer , Peter Dinklage , Christian Slater , Bill Burr , Dan Levy , James Marsden , Bobby Moynihan , Tony Hale , Maria Bakalova , Dean Norris , Sebastian Maniscalco , and Jon Hamm – Grant ’s role might not be much more than a mere cameo . However , if his recent calling is any indication , it should be another gloriously goofy and scenery - steal performance from Grant .
Unfrosted : The Pop - Tart Storyreleases May 3 on Netflix .
origin : The Tonight Show star Jimmy Fallon / YouTube
