Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tarts movie will feature a January 6 parody‚ but he's convinced the movie industry is dead anyway
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Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tarts movie will feature a January 6 parody‚ but he's convinced the movie industry is dead anyway

Jerry Seinfeld's movie about breakfast treat Pop-Tarts was revealed to feature a scene reminiscent of January 6‚ 2021.The scene in the breakfast-food-centric movie &;quot;Unfrosted&;quot; was revealed in an interview with Seinfeld in GQ‚ where he was briefly asked about politics and the film.The outlet's Brett Martin described the scene as a very funny January 6 parody‚ which was a little surprising given Seinfeld's history of being completely devoid of public political opinions.He also asked the comedian about a recent trip to Israel‚ which reportedly took place a few weeks before Hamas' October 7‚ 2023‚ attack on Israelis.Seinfeld skipped over the January 6 question‚ responding to the latter.&;quot;Well‚ I'm Jewish.&;quot;Seinfeld responded to pro-Palestine activists who harassed him and called him a &;quot;genocide supporter&;quot; outside a New York City event.&;quot;It never crossed my mind that people would look at me as anything other than‚ 'I like this comedian. I don't like this comedian.' I think most Jews of my generation never thought about anti-Semitism. It was from history books. And then it was something different. It was something different.&;quot;When asked if he regretted his trip‚ Seinfeld responded by saying &;quot;not at all.&;quot;&;quot;I don’t preach about it. I have my personal feelings about it that I discuss privately. It's not part of what I can do comedically‚ but my feelings are very strong.&;quot;The longtime stand-up comic also revealed his belief that the movie industry is on its last legs. When describing how the people he worked with on &;quot;Unfrosted&;quot; were &;quot;so dead serious‚&;quot; he added that they didn't have &;quot;any idea that the movie business is over. They have no idea.&;quot;&;quot;Film doesn't occupy the pinnacle in the social‚ cultural hierarchy that it did for most of our lives. 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‚&;quot; he continued.Seinfeld compared seeing a movie now to &;quot;walking through a fire hose of water.&;quot;When asked what is replacing the movie industry‚ he couldn't help but provide emotional descriptions.&;quot;Depression&;#63; Malaise&;#63; I would say confusion. Disorientation replaced the movie business. Everyone I know in show business‚ every day‚ is going‚ 'What's going on&;#63; How do you do this&;#63; What are we supposed to do now&;#63;'&;quot;The Pop-Tart movie was born out of boredom‚ the &;quot;Seinfeld&;quot; star recalled‚ stating in an interview with &;quot;Good Morning America&;quot; that he was pushed into the idea during COVID-19. He and fellow writer Spike Feresten decided to write a script to steady their idle hands.Seinfeld decided he would also direct the movie when he realized it would be an easier process.&;quot;I can just tell the guys what to do instead of telling the guy to tell the guy what to do. That was the idea. It's still a lot of work‚&;quot; he joked.The cutting room floor for &;quot;Unfrosted&;quot; apparently included a story arc with &;quot;Seinfeld&;quot; costar Michael Richards‚ who would have played the father of the main character in the Pop-Tart movie.&;quot;I actually had a great thing for him in the movie‚&;quot; Seinfeld explained. &;quot;He was going to play my father. We wanted to come up with a tragic childhood story that made me want to invent the Pop-Tart‚ and it was going to be the death of my father trying to make bacon and eggs. But it didn't survive.&;quot;Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;