ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Unfrosted stars Christian Slater, Sarah Cooper, and Max Greenfield about the upcoming comedy movie. The trio delved into the wild script and what it’s like to work with so many comedy legends. Unfrosted is set to release on the streaming platform on Friday, May 3.
“Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast,” reads the film‘s synopsis. “A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut.”
Tyler Treese: Christian, your character in this film is so hilarious. The idea of milkmen being the secret syndicate controlling things from the shadows is so hilarious. What was your reaction when you realized the role you had in this film and got to play with?
Christian Slater: I thought it was crazy and outrageous. I was a huge Seinfeld fan, and to get the opportunity to work with him … when we talked about it, I wasn’t sure how authentic they were actually going to be with this time period, but when I heard that I actually got to wear the full-on bow tie and white outfit and the hat, I just felt right at home and fell right into the character.
Sarah, it’s been so great seeing your comedy career really blow up over the past couple of years, and this film is ridiculously stacked with comedy legends throughout. Can you sum up how special it is to be working on a film with such a talented cast and working with Jerry?
Sarah Cooper: I mean, it’s overwhelmingly incredible and special. I got to set my first day, and the call sheet was Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, and Hugh Grant, and that was my first day. And Bobby Moynihan and Thomas Lennon.
Slater: Not intimidating at all!
Cooper: Even the Snap, Crackle, and Pop were so funny. I just loved watching everybody. It was just such a great learning experience. I remember Melissa McCarthy, she did a line, and she didn’t like the way she did it, and right after, she was just like, “That’ll be better next time.” She was so relaxed with it, you know? Adrian Martinez, he said he does one take the way that Jerry wants to do it, and then he does one the way that he wants to do it. So I just got to soak up the different ways that everybody sort of attacked their roles and being on set. It was just a huge, awesome experience for me.
Max, you are hilarious in Unfrosted as well, and you share so many great scenes with Amy Schumer. She even smacks you in one scene. How was it getting to work with her and developing that back and forth? You play off each other so well.
Max Greenfield: I appreciate it, thank you. Having Amy and Jerry, who’s directing, getting to work with both those people in that capacity was … I mean, one, a dream come true, but also very stressful. [Laughs]. But I think what the stress was was sort of finding what that relationship was going to be immediately. Knowing that we had to find it kind of immediately, and thank goodness we did, because once we found it, it was just there and we had fun with it for the entire time. And it allowed Jerry and the writers to really write to it and play with it on their end. When everyone’s working together like that, it’s the best,
Christian, Jerry’s obviously a true legend of comedy, so what was most unique about seeing how he approaches comedic scenes as a director?
Slater: One of the things, when you read the script — certainly playing this character — it was important to not try to be funny. I didn’t want to be over-the-top or playing gags or anything. I took it very, very seriously. I watched The Godfather, tried to get a sense of what the Milkman Mafia might actually be like, and I sort of modeled the character after Luca Brasi.
