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Jerry Seinfeld To Direct, Star In ‘Unfrosted;’ Netflix Wins Movie About Creation Of The Pop Tart

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EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Seinfeld has made it clear he would not inject his comic genius into another sitcom, after generating arguably the best one ever.

So Seinfeld is turning to another outlet — the movie screen — and his relationship with Netflix has just won the streamer a plum project for its film slate.

Seinfeld will star in, direct and produce Unfrosted, a film comedy he co-wrote with Spike Feresten and Barry Marder that is inspired by a joke he told on the stand up stage about the world-shaking invention of the Pop Tart.

Netflix has committed to a green light, and a production start next spring.An auction has been quietly playing out for several days and Seinfeld’s relationship with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos was helpful in swinging the deal

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